The device kept him alive for more than 100 days, allowing him to regain strength and mobility before ultimately receiving a real human heart transplant. For the first time, a person with a totally ...

The device, to be tested in more people, could be used as a temporary measure for those waiting for a donor organ.

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

BiVACOR has made the world’s first titanium heart and is hoping to manufacture the device commercially in Australia and the ...

The patient, an Australian man in his 40s, lived with his fully functional heart implant long enough to be discharged from ...

In early February, an Australian man in his 40s became the first person in the world to leave hospital with a virtually ...

A man has lived for more than 100 days with an artificial maglev heart working inside his chest. In a landmark moment, he was ...

An Australian man has become the first person to survive more than 100 days with a total artificial heart implant in a ...

A New South Wales man with heart failure lived with the artificial heart for over 100 days while waiting to be matched with a heart donor.

Jessica Eastes was a cardiac nurse when she learned she was in heart failure and would need a transplant to survive.

Did you know a human heart will beat around 100,000 times and continuously pumps about 8 pints of blood around the body each ...

Genetically modified pigs with human-compatible organs offer a potential solution to the organ shortage crisis, with ongoing research focusing on modifying pig organs to reduce rejection and improve ...