German Cardiac Surgeon Estimates That the Market for a Company That can Provide a Good Enough Artificial Heart is Huge
Press Release July 3, 2023 Leading German cardiac surgeon Professor Jan Schmitto estimates that the number of end stage heart failure patients in Germany with a population of 82 million, is around 40-60,000 per year. Although not all these patients may meet the criteria for a total artificial heart (TAH), the market for a company that can provide a good one is huge.Jan Schmitto is Professor of Cardiac Surgery in the Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Transplant and Vascular Surgery at Hannover Medical School, Germany. He is head of the Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) program and of