When heart muscle gets damaged, the result is often permanent. Unlike other muscles in the body, the heart has long been believed to lack the ability to heal itself. But recent research suggests that ...

According to the American Heart Association, valvular heart disease affects about 2.5% of adults in the United States, and more than 100,000 patients undergo valve replacement surgery each year.

Using magnetic cameras, researchers at Linköping University have examined blood flow in an artificial heart in real time. The results make it possible to design the heart in a way to reduce the risk ...

Credit: Getty Images A discussion of the history and future of artificial heart technology with Dr Francisco Arabia and Dr Jack Renfrew’s experience with an artificial heart transplant. In May 2025, ...

UCSF Health has performed its first heart transplant for a patient with advanced heart failure who had received an artificial heart a few months earlier. The patient, 37, who lives in the Central ...

Medical science has made remarkable progress in recent decades. Earlier, when an organ in the body was damaged, the only option was an organ transplant from another person. But now, artificial organs ...

A groundbreaking soft robotic heart could transform treatment for end-stage heart failure, bringing us closer than ever to fully functional, biocompatible artificial organs. Study: A soft robotic ...

James Antaki’s efforts to develop a baby’s heart were close to success when his federal funding was cut off. The grants were eventually restored; rebuilding what was lost wasn’t so easy. By Simar ...

The heart is the body's hardest-working muscle. Whether you're awake or asleep, or exercising or resting, your heart is always at work. It pumps blood through arteries to deliver oxygen to organs and ...

UCSF Health has performed its first heart transplant for a patient with advanced heart failure who had received an artificial heart a few months earlier. The patient, 37, who lives in the Central ...