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Texas Heart Institute implants artificial heart

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

"Discover the groundbreaking success of the first-in-human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart by the Texas Heart Institute, offering hope for he

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Unexpected heart muscle growth found in patients with artificial hearts

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A research team co-led by a physician-scientist at the University of Arizona College of MedicineTucson's Sarver Heart Center found that a subset of artificial heart patients can regenerate heart muscle, which may open the door to new ways to treat and perhaps someday cure heart failure.

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Artificial heart saves 4th patient

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Surgeons at Cincinnati-based The Christ Hospital performed a successful human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart, marking the fourth hospital in the U.S. to complete the procedure as part of the FDA's early feasibility study.

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Can the heart heal itself? New study says it can

Science Daily - Heart Disease

Physician-scientists found that a subset of artificial heart patients can regenerate heart muscle, which may open the door to new ways to treat and perhaps someday cure heart failure.

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What are Artificial Heart Valves ?

Know Your Heart

Artificial Heart Valves Who needs artificial heart valves? The 4 heart valves work continuously to keep blood flowing to the lungs and to the body. Sometimes, disease may damage the heart valves so that they function poorly or stop working completely. When damaged valves can no longer [.]

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The titanium heart keeping transplant patients alive

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

hospital to perform a BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart implantation as part of the FDA's early feasibility study. Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix has become the third U.S.

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Heart muscle can regenerate in some patients, study suggests

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

Some heart failure patients with artificial hearts have been able to regenerate heart muscle, potentially paving the way for future heart failure treatment options, according to a study published Nov. 21 in Circulation.