Scientists at the Texas Heart Institute (THI) suggest that BiVACOR, a private company, is on the verge of developing a bionic heart that does not beat. The BiVACOR device could be the first ...

A “bionic man” showcased in a Smithsonian Channel documentary and exhibit was designed as an artificial human, though it lacks several working organs. But it has a beating heart — the Total Artificial ...

A team of engineers from private medical company Bivacor have been working hard since 2001 on building a bionic heart that can allow cardiac patients to stay alive, according to a recent IEEE Spectrum ...

For people who are having irregular heartbeats, a pacemaker is usually the recommended device to solve this health problem. As its name suggests, it regulates the heartbeat's pace to maintain the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Six and a half years ago, Drake Foster thought he was in good health. "I was 21 years old, living a 21-year-old's life," Foster said. "I was pretty fit, did a manual labor job, and one ...

Patients with a debilitating heart condition could be spared major surgery by a bionic valve implant. The tiny device, which can be fitted in under an hour using local anaesthetic, is designed to ...

MANATEE -- To watch Katherine "Katie" Hernandez of west Bradenton run full out at Robinson Preserve on a cool September morning, one would never suspect the 53-year-old needs a pacemaker to regulate ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Left ventricular assist devices or LVADs for short have been around in some form since the 1960s. The devices were once used as a bridge to keep patients alive until a heart ...

A revolutionary pacemaker that re-establishes the heart’s naturally irregular beat is set to be trialled in New Zealand heart patients this year, following successful animal trials. “Currently, all ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- As the geriatric population is expected to balloon in the coming decade, so too will rates of heart disease in the United States. The demand for prosthetic heart valves and other ...