Electric Heart

1999 · TV6 (Firm), WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), British Broadcasting Corporation., WGBH Video

Machines today can circulate blood through the human body, temporarily extending the lives of those with serious heart ailments. Nova examines the forefront of medical engineering as three separate teams of doctors race to perfect permanent electric hearts: small, implantable pumps that can assist or even replace the hearts of dying patients.