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Heart Stop Beating: The Story of the First Man WIth No Pulse

If we were to walk outside and ask the first hundred people on the street what criteria someone would have to possess in order to be “alive”, I am guessing that a heartbeat would be at or near the top of the list.

In most of our bodies, that electrochemical muscle machine works without fail. But others aren’t so lucky. Doctors are left with two choices then: Repair the heart, or replace it outright.

This film by Jeremiah Zagar tells the story of Billy Cohn and Bud Frazier, two visionary surgeons from the Texas Heart Institute, and their quest to save a man’s life by taking away his heartbeat. 

You may remember the groundbreaking device from this stunning movie from last year. Science does mighty amazing things.

(by Focus Forward Films)