BiVacor announced today that it received FDA breakthrough device designation for its Total Artificial Heart (TAH) system.

The New York Times reported last week that Dr. Robert K. Jarvik, who led the development of the first artificial heart, ...

The Jarvik-7 artificial heart, made of aluminum and plastic, was implanted in 1982 in a retired Des Moines, Wash., dentist, Barney Clark. He lived for 112 days.

Sometimes, there is no apparent cause. Dilated cardiomyopathy can lead to complications such as arrhythmias, blood clots, and heart valve issues. Myocardial infarction, or a heart attack ...

Aortic stenosis happens when your aortic valve does not open all the way causing pressure to build in the left ventricle. This pressure blocks blood flow as it leaves the heart. In other words, the ...

May 22, 2025 — When the workload on the heart increases, the ventricular wall may thicken too, known as cardiac hypertrophy. This is an adaptive response that reduces pressure on the heart and ...

Heart and Lung Transplantation and Mechanical Heart Programme clinical director Datuk Dr Mohd Nazeri Nordin said the Sarawakian’s case was severe. “She was in quite a bad condition when she ...

Background Noninvasive mechanical ventilation (NIV) is a front-line therapy for the management of acute respiratory failure (ARF) in the intensive care units. However, the data on factors and ...

Copeland performed the first heart transplant in Arizona in 1979. In 1985 he pioneered the use of an artificial heart to keep a patient alive until a donor heart became available for transplant ...

The rapidly growing capabilities and increasing presence of AI-based systems in our lives raise pressing questions about the impact, governance, ethics, and accountability of these technologies around ...