<p>Last week a French company <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/20/us-carmat-implant-idUSBRE9BJ11L20131220">installed</a> the first artificial heart that is <span>designed to replace a real heart by mimicking natural rhythms with</span> biological materials and sensors.</p>
<p>The new heart, installed by <span>Carmat, can beat for up to five years. The company estimates that the <span>artificial heart market totals worth more than $22 billion in the U.S. and Europe.</span></span></p>
<p><span>Here's a Reuters graphic explaining how artificial hearts work:</span></p>
<p><span><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/52bc1c256bb3f77f2eab3578-1200-632/screen shot 2013-12-26 at 7.06.30 am.png" border="0" alt="mechanical hearts" /><p class="source"><span>REUTERS/Chris Inton</span></p></div><p></p></div></div></span></p>

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Here's How Mechanical Hearts Work

Last week a French company installed the first artificial heart that is designed to replace a real heart by mimicking natural rhythms with biological materials and sensors. The new heart, installed by Carmat, can beat for up to five years. The company estimates that the artificial heart market totals worth more than $22 billion in the U.S. and Europe. Here's a Reuters graphic explaining how artificial hearts work: REUTERS/Chris Inton

Last week a French company installed the first artificial heart that is designed to replace a real heart by mimicking natural rhythms with biological materials and sensors. 
The new heart, installed by Carmat, can beat for up to five years.

Here's How Mechanical Hearts Work

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