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A continious heartpump would mean no heartbeat right?
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@desea yes, but i wouldn't be surprised if something in our body depends on constantly changing blood pressure
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@snacks @desea Given cardiopulmonary bypass is regular convention in heart surgery it doesn't seem that this is the case. At least not for short term stuff.
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@desea sorry sorry I totally forgot that a cardiopulmonary bypass machine existed. Yes this machine makes it so you have no heartbeat and no respiration. It's used when you undergo heart surgery. I've literally been on one and I somehow forgot they existed. There is also ECMO which is used for longer term support. But I forget the exact mechanisms of it.
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