HOUSTON — In a groundbreaking move, the FDA has approved the second phase of clinical trials for the BiVACOR mechanical heart, a device that could potentially make human heart transplants a thing of ...

Mukwonago Village Clerk Lana Kropf survived multiple heart attacks and strokes in her 30s and now lives with a mechanical heart device. Despite health challenges, she recently earned international ...

The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH) is a compact, titanium-constructed device about the size of a fist. Despite its small stature, it packs a powerful punch. It can pump blood at a rate of 12 ...

A Monash-led research project is redefining mechanical heart support with a tailored pump designed for the millions of patients living with heart failure.

New concepts in device therapy for advanced heart failure presented in early reports ...

Cardiovascular Interventions journal found in vitro results demonstrating that valve leaflets can be successfully fractured, overturning the long-held belief ...

Dozens of patients were put at risk after two of the UK's leading transplant centres continued fitting a heart device - despite knowing of concerns it had a higher mortality rate than its rival ...

Ventricular assist devices are mechanical pumps that take over the function of the damaged ventricle in order to re-establish normal hemodynamics and end-organ blood flow. In addition, VADs unload the ...

On a cold December morning in 1960, a small surgical team at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston gathered around an operating table knowing they were about to attempt something no one had ever done ...

Mechanical heart valves were tested for their ability to crack under high-speed imaging, fluoroscopy, and standardized balloon testing. In vitro testing showed successful fracturing of device leaflets ...

Pediatric ventricular assist devices (VADs) and mechanical circulatory support systems have emerged as critical tools in the management of children with end‐stage heart failure, including those with ...