Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. LOUIS – Heart disease remains a leading cause of death, but modern surgical advancements are giving patients a new lease on ...

For the first time ever, surgeons at National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) successfully performed a heart transplant in which the donor organ never stopped beating. This revolutionary procedure ...

Organ donation after the heart stops beating, a practice called donation after circulatory death, has gone from rare to routine in the United States, a new study shows. This shift over the past 25 ...

DETROIT – There have been many technological breakthroughs in recent years that have helped get lifesaving organs to patients -- the latest combines a newer technology with a very exciting new ...

Ischemic heart disease affects more than 18 million Americans, making it the leading cause of death nationwide. This condition occurs when coronary arteries become narrowed or blocked, restricting ...

Organ donation after the heart stops beating, a practice called donation after circulatory death, has gone from rare to routine in the United States, a new study shows. This shift over the past 25 ...

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Combining a biological heart and a silicone robotic pump, researchers created a biorobotic heart that beats like a real one, with a focus on a valve on the left side of the heart. The heart valve ...