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Oct 24, 2008, 16:14 GMT

Swedish patient gets artificial heart

Stockholm - Doctors at a Swedish hospital said Friday they have successfully conducted surgery to fit a Swedish patient with a temporary artificial heart. The operation - the first of its kind in the Nordic region - was conducted October 15 at the Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, in western Sweden. The 31-year-old male patient was reported to be in stable condition, but remained in intensive care, said Dr Asa Haraldsson, a member of the team that conducted the operation. Dr Ulf Kjellman, who performed the surgery, said both sides of the patient's heart had been failing. He added the patient had not been responding to treatment and other vital organs were threatened without the procedure. 'It was therefore necessary to remove the diseased heart and replace it with an artificial heart to restore the functions of the organs, and get the patient in the best possible shape for a future heart transplant,' Kjellman said. When a suitable donor is found, the artificial heart will be replaced.

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