title: Is it really possible to support or replace a human heart with a mechanical pump--a human heart--with all its historical, philosophical, and emotional importance?
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wolner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadletz
mesh_terms: D006321:Heart; D006354:Heart, Artificial / Q000523:psychology*; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D013561:Symbolism