TY - JOUR T1 - Ottawa researchers enter home stretch in race to produce artificial heart JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 553 LP - 555 VL - 156 IS - 4 AU - C. Gray Y1 - 1997/02/15 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/156/4/553.abstract N2 - An Ottawa team is in a fierce race to produce an artificial heart. If it wins, the prize will be huge: a worldwide market worth billions of dollars. The team, led by Dr. Tofy Mussivand, brings together scientists and entrepreneurs. The goal is to produce a heart that improves patients' quality of life and doesn't leave them tethered to a machine in hospital. Current plans are to complete clinical tests by 2000 and to have a commercial product ready for market in 2001-2. Several other groups are also racing the clock. ER -