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by Someone 1687 days ago
The brain doesn’t die suddenly without blood perfusion, either.

If it did, heart transplants wouldn’t work at all.

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For the brain it's pretty damn quick (minutes before significant damage). heart transplants rely on being able to run an artificial heart and lung machine to oxygenate and pump the blood while the heart is stopped, removed, and replaced.