The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH) has a single moving part: a levitated rotor held in place by magnets. As the name ...

A first of its kind surgery to help people with a specific type of heart failure is going through clinical trials at Providence St. Vincent’s.

The data raise questions about valve hemodynamics and the role of early imaging to stay ahead of clinical and subclinical ...

The titanium device’s underlying principles were first envisioned in 2001 by a biomedical engineer named Daniel Timms. Timms, ...

The patient, a man in his 40s from New South Wales, received the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH) during a six-hour ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, also known as HCM or thick heart syndrome, is a genetic condition that causes your heart muscle ...

An Australian man has made medical history by surviving 100 days with a revolutionary artificial heart Learn how this groundbreaking device is transforming heart failure treatment ...

Dr. Celine Gounder explains how poor dental care can potentially increasing your risk of developing other health conditions.

Yale operates first the BATMAN procedure in CT, a less invasive heart treatment offering faster recovery and new hope for ...

In a groundbreaking series of surgeries, doctors at Duke Health have successfully performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement.

Two years later, his failing heart was worsening. Fluid was building up in his body. "I was sleeping all the time," he said. ...