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Worldwide cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of death. Beside heart transplants, which is a limited option due to the available number of human donor hearts, artificial hearts are the only therapy available for terminal heart diseases. For various reasons a total implantable artificial heart is desirable. But the limited space in the human thorax sets rigorous restrictions regarding the weight...