Joan Mertz, 83, became the first patient in the state to undergo an artificial heart valve replacement without the need for open-heart surgery. For years, Mertz, a great-grandmother from Essex ...

Partial heart transplants provide a range of lifesaving options for children with complex congenital heart conditions, and ...

Rising prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and rapid advancements in minimally invasive procedures are fueling the growth ...

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.

In the United States, there are around 3,500 donor hearts made available every year for more than 4,400 people who join the ...

In a breakthrough that researchers call an ‘unmitigated clinical success’, an artificial titanium-made heart has helped a man with heart failure get a new lease on life. The patient in his 40s ...

Journi Kelly, 11, needed a new heart. But her heart valves helped 2 other girls and allowed doctors to perform the 1st living mitral valve replacement.

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

According to a hospital statement quoted by CNN, the artificial heart, developed by BiVACOR, is a groundbreaking device that has shown promising results in sustaining the patient's life until a donor ...

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