SynCardia marks record implants of artificial heart

It’s turning out to be a record year for Desert Angels portfolio company SynCardia Systems, which has reached a milestone for implants of its temporary artificial heart. Today, SynCardia expects the 125th implant of its Total Artificial Heart, which is used to keep heart-transplant patients alive until they receive donor hearts.

The number of implants so far this year equals all implants performed worldwide in 2012, SynCardia said. And for all of 2013, SynCardia projects a single-year record of 180 Total Artificial Heart implants, more than double the number in 2011.

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