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MYSTERIOUS: World first discharge for artificial heart patient | Mind Blowing Facts

Daniel Timms is helping to transform treatment for patients with his BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart. (St Vincent's Hospital/AAP PHOTOS)

Almost two decades after his father died from heart failure, Daniel Timms has helped to transform treatment for patients across the globe.

His invention, the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart, recently marked an important milestone when an Australian recipient became the first in the world to be discharged from hospital.

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