Heart transplant breakthrough as human receives titanium heart for the first time
A human has successfully received a titanium heart. The Texas Heart Institute (THI) and BiVACOR, a clinical-stage medical device company, announced Thursday (25 July) the first-in-human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart (TAH). The titanium heart uses magnetic levitation - or maglev - technology with the same principle used in high-speed trains. It offers a so-called bridge-to-heart-transplant solution for patients living with severe conditions for when a donor heart becomes available. On 9 July, the Texas Heart Institute implanted the TAH heart into a critically ill 57-year-old man who was in cardiogenic shock and awaiting a heart transplant. The procedure was carried out as part of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Early Feasibility Study (EFS). |
"Don't lose hope if you struggle with acne," advises Dr. Maria Novosartyan (photo)
54709.01.2025, 22:06U.S. records its first human bird flu death
109107.01.2025, 10:31China says it has shared the most COVID-19 data among countries
179601.01.2025, 06:06US engages Pentagon contractors who worked in Armenia in Senegal — top brass
155724.12.2024, 18:25Doctors remove live cockroach from intestine after Delhi man complains of stomach ache (photo)
208820.10.2024, 18:54The horrifying details of the “newborn gang” scandal in Türkiye have rocked the nation
209719.10.2024, 01:06