The World Record of ‘longest survival without a heart’ has been achieved by D’Zhana Simmons (14 years) from South Carolina, USA.
D’Zhana suffered from dilated cardiomyopathy, which meant that her heart was weakened and her blood was not being pumped efficiently. Doctors fitted two pumps to keep her blood flowing while she recovered before surgery. It was almost four months later another transplant was carried out. In total, she had lived without a heart for 118 days. This is the longest duration a pediatric patient has been kept alive without any heart at all.
The World Record of ‘first amusement park with sculptures depicting rural life’ has been achieved by Utsav Rock Garden from Gotagodi, Haveri, Karnataka, India.
The garden conceived and managed by Mr. Prakash Dasanur and Mr. Solabakkanavar, has more than 1000 sculptures depicting rural life of India.
The World Record of ‘health diagnosing through signature analyses’ has been achieved by Mr. Deepak Rathaur from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Mr. Rathaur has unique capability to envisage health related problems by analyzing the signature. He also suggests the redesign of signature for healthy life.
The World Record of ‘fastest and steepest wooden roller coaster’ has been achieved by Six Flags Great America: Goliath from Gurnee, Illinois, USA
On this wooden coaster after plunging from a height of 180 feet down a nearly vertical 85 degree drop riders can reach speeds of 72 mph. The coaster also features three over-banked turns, a 180-degree zero-G roll twist, two wild inversions and a spiralling inverted zero-G stall.