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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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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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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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Autus Valve | The expandable artificial heart valve

Wellnest

Cardiovascular diseases, particularly coronary heart disease (CHD), have become an epidemic in India. Shockingly, 9 out of every 1000 newborns are diagnosed with CHD annually. This means that 240,000 children born with CHD each year pose a significant challenge for healthcare providers and families.

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Titanium heart makes Time's 'Best Inventions' list

Becker's Hospital Review - Cardiology

The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart is included on the 'The Best Inventions of 2024' list published Oct. 30 in Time.

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A heart valve that grows with a pediatric patient

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

A prototype of an expanding artificial heart valve could make a big dent in the number of surgeries that many kids born with congenital heart disease need.