The heart is located near the center of the chest, between the lungs, and is tilted slightly to the left. This muscular organ has four sections, called "chambers," that are made of special tissue ...

Jarvik is best known for designing the Jarvik-7, an artificial heart made of plastic and aluminum. It was implanted in Barney Clark, a 61-year-old retired dentist, on Dec. 2, 1982, at the ...

The man lived with the device for more than three months until he underwent surgery to receive a donated human heart. The man is recovering well, according to a statement from St Vincent’s ...

The most comprehensive cell "atlas" of the developing human heart to date was crafted using cutting-edge technology and includes never-before-seen cell types. When you purchase through links on ...

Our research suggests that the human heart has adapted to support our upright stance, movement and larger brain. Over the last 10 years, we have been conducting assessments of the cardiovascular ...

Post-doctoral researcher Thomas Martin said a stiff heart can’t pump or fill with blood very well, but the python has a unique ability to make its heart less stiff.

The BiVACOR, pictured, is a total heart replacement made of titanium. Credit: Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via Getty An Australian man in his forties has become the first person in the world ...