A successful bridge to a donor heart transplant (BTT) 30 years ago revolutionized the treatment of end-stage biventricular (both sides) heart failure when Michael Drummond received a Total Artificial Heart implant—a direct predecessor of the modern SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t).
A Massachusetts pastor supported by the SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart for four months vows to live a life worthy of the person whose heart donation gave him a second chance at life.