Can you live without a heart?

A 25-year-old has just received a full heart transplant but not before surviving for more than a year without a human heart inside his body. Instead, Stan Larkin wore an 'artificial heart' in a backpack 24/7 for 555 days, which pumped blood around his body and kept him alive. read more

Yes, you can live for a few seconds, until your brain dies. The definition of death varies, but the cessation of a heart beat and the cessation of brain activity signals the end. I would not have liked to be a victim of the ancient Aztecs -- the ones that pulled your beating heart from your chest. read more