After years of research into xenotransplantation, the field is at a turning point—yet risks and ethical issues remain ...

The man, who was in his 40s and suffering from severe heart failure, was also the first person to leave the hospital with a ...

A Michigan resident has died of rabies after receiving an organ transplant. The patient, who received the transplant at an ...

The human heart is a vital organ that pumps blood through the body. You probably don't even think about it, but your heart is always working — it beats about 100,000 times a day, which adds up ...

The BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart The titanium BiVACOR total artificial heart was invented by Queensland-born Dr Daniel ...

which will then be ‘printed’ in its proper place to gradually build up the target organ or tissue. The project’s five year goal is the printing of a fully functioning human heart and ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. The heart is the central organ ...

While the heart's delivery did not go as planned, doctors were still able to use the organ in a life-saving transplant operation Jason Hahn is a former Human Interest and Sports Reporter for PEOPLE.

It also shows how the pacemaker cells restart her heart after the surgery. This short film is from the BBC series, Inside the Human Body. The 3D footage brings the topic to life and would enhance ...