Could titanium hearts be a solution to a global heart donor shortage?
2 weeks ago

Could titanium hearts be a solution to a global heart donor shortage?

Al Jazeera  

An Australian man lived with a titanium artificial heart for more than 100 days before receiving a real heart. An Australian man with heart failure has become the first person in the world to survive more than 100 days with an artificial titanium heart as he waited to receive a donor transplant. During a six-hour surgery in November 2024 at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney, the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart made of titanium was implanted into the patient, who was experiencing severe heart failure. The titanium heart could possibly help address the donor shortage by keeping patients alive while they wait for a real heart transplant. Since the BiVACOR titanium heart does not contain any biological tissue, the risk of rejection is lower compared with donor hearts or pig heart transplants.

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How an artificial heart could soon be saving lives
2 weeks, 5 days ago

How an artificial heart could soon be saving lives

Firstpost  

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 survived on the device for over 100 days, before finally receiving a donor heart transplant Developed by the US-Australian company, BiVACOR, the artificial heart helped a man with …

Man lives for 100 days with artificial titanium heart in successful new trial
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Man lives for 100 days with artificial titanium heart in successful new trial

CNN  

Brisbane, Australia CNN — An Australian man lived for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while he awaited a donor transplant, the longest period to date of someone with the technology. According to a statement issued Wednesday by St Vincent’s Hospital, Monash University and BiVACOR, the US-Australian company behind the device, the man, who had severe heart failure, was …

Breakthrough metal heart keeps man alive for days in world first
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Breakthrough metal heart keeps man alive for days in world first

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A 58-year-old in the US has become the first person to …

Artificial heart implants for patients with severe heart diseases reduce the need for donor organs.
1 year, 2 months ago

Artificial heart implants for patients with severe heart diseases reduce the need for donor organs.

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 05, 2024 17:00 IST - 4 MINS READ The first high-tech artificial heart was implanted in patients with severe heart disease a decade ago. First artificial heart implanted in 1982 Cardiologists and heart surgeons have been trying to build artificial hearts for more than 60 years. 50 artificial hearts implanted in recent years Carpentier extended the biological …

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