“I think it’S potentially a major step forward in the artificial heart development．”said Dr．David Faxon, president of the American Heart Association．However, he said the dream Of an implantable, permanent artificial heart is not yet a reality：“This is obviously an experimental device whose 10ng．term Success has to be demonstrated．”O(jiān)nly about half of the 4．200 Americans on a waiting list for donor hearts received them last year，and most of the rest died．
Some doctors，including Robert Higgins，chairman of cardiology at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond．said artificial hearts are unlikely to replace donor hearts．
“A donor heart in a good transplant can last 1 5 to 30 years．”he said．“It’S going to be hard to replace that with a machine．”
The AbioCor has a 2-pound pumping unit，and electronic controls that adjust the pumping speed based on the body’S needs．It is powered by a small battery pack worn outside the body that transmits current through the skin．
詞匯 ：
self-contained／adj．整套裝在一起(并帶有動力設備)的
battery-powered／adj．以電池作為動力的
hose／n．(=hosepipe)(膠皮、帆布等)軟管
softball／n．壘球
implant／vt．植入；n．植入物
titanium／n．鈦
responsive／adi．反應靈敏的
bulky／adj．龐大的，笨大的
implantable／adj．可植入的
練習：
1．The pump of the first implanted self-contained heart was made of titanium and plastic．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
2．The patient’s life was expected to last several years longer by implanting the artificial heart．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
3．There is no difference in structure between the self-contained heart and the mechanical heart．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
4．The American Heart Association recommended widely using the self-contained heart．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
5．Dr．David Faxon believed that the implantable，permanent artificial heart will certainly be developed in the future．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
Some doctors，including Robert Higgins，chairman of cardiology at the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond．said artificial hearts are unlikely to replace donor hearts．
“A donor heart in a good transplant can last 1 5 to 30 years．”he said．“It’S going to be hard to replace that with a machine．”
The AbioCor has a 2-pound pumping unit，and electronic controls that adjust the pumping speed based on the body’S needs．It is powered by a small battery pack worn outside the body that transmits current through the skin．
詞匯 ：
self-contained／adj．整套裝在一起(并帶有動力設備)的
battery-powered／adj．以電池作為動力的
hose／n．(=hosepipe)(膠皮、帆布等)軟管
softball／n．壘球
implant／vt．植入；n．植入物
titanium／n．鈦
responsive／adi．反應靈敏的
bulky／adj．龐大的，笨大的
implantable／adj．可植入的
練習：
1．The pump of the first implanted self-contained heart was made of titanium and plastic．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
2．The patient’s life was expected to last several years longer by implanting the artificial heart．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
3．There is no difference in structure between the self-contained heart and the mechanical heart．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
4．The American Heart Association recommended widely using the self-contained heart．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned
5．Dr．David Faxon believed that the implantable，permanent artificial heart will certainly be developed in the future．
A Right B Wrong C Not mentioned