双语：世界首个人造心脏诞生(图)

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2011年02月18日 环球时报  


世界首个人造心脏

　　According to the Daily Mail on February 16, the photo of the world's first artificial heart was released by the Smithsonian Institute on February 14 to mark Valentine's Day and the American Heart Month. Known as the Liotta-Cooley Artificial Heart, this half-pound (226.8-gram) device of plastic and polyester fiber was developed by Dr Domingo Liotta in 1969.
　　英国《每日邮报》2月16日报道称，本月14日史密森纳研究院公布了世界上首个人造心脏的照片，以这种特殊方式纪念情人节和美国心脏月。据悉，这枚人造心脏名为利奥塔-库利人造心脏，重量为半磅(226.8克)，由医生多明戈利奥塔与1969年用塑料和聚酯纤维制作而成。