Comment Having no pulse isn't new (Score 1) 465
My co-worker's husband had a LVAD (Left Ventricular Assist Device) implanted in his chest called the HeartMate II. It took enough work away from his heart that he had no pulse. The EMTs had to be trained that if they responded to a call for him, he would have no detectable pulse.
Now this is different in that it didn't replace his heart, but its a continuous pump, and results in no pulse.