Schroeder was only the second permanent artificial-heart recipient; the first, Barney Clark, survived 112 days. Dr. Robert Jarvik, developer of the heart, spoke with reporters after the Schroeder ...

A 58-year-old man in the United States is the first person in the ... function of a flesh-and-blood human heart for as long ...

OPB has premiered a new documentary that traces the development of the world’s first successful artificial mitral heart valve by a young, Oregon-based cardiac surgeon and a retired engineer.