Czech firefighter, Has Lived Without A Real Heart For Six Months

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Czech Man, Has Lived Without A Real Heart For Six Months

Thanks to a revolutionary surgery, a former firefighter from the Czech Republic has become the first man to live without a heart for six months, reports say.

Jakub Halik is only the second person in history to have his heart removed and completely replaced by mechanical pumps. The first person -- a man from Texas named Craig Lewis -- died a few weeks after surgery in 2011.

According to Reuters, Halik had his heart removed in April after an aggressive tumor was found growing inside it.

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Halik added that he would like to return to his work as a firefighter if that becomes feasible, writes Czech news website Aha Online.

Amazing what modern medicine can do