First-in-human artificial heart implanted in patient with end-stage heart failure in Houston

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First-in-human artificial heart implanted in patient with end-stage heart failure in Houston
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The Texas Heart Institute will make a major announcement and milestone Thursday afternoon in the the cardiovascular health space, regarding the implantation of a revolutionary total artificial heart

– The Texas Heart Institute announced a major milestone Thursday afternoon in the the cardiovascular health space, regarding the implantation of a revolutionary total artificial heart

According to a release, BiVACOR’s TAH is a titanium-constructed biventricular rotary blood pump with a single moving part that utilizes a magnetically levitated rotor that pumps the blood and replaces both ventricles of a failing heart.

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