It looks like it’s straight out of a comic book, but BiVACOR is a real, functioning titanium heart. The metal device is ultimately intended as a replacement for human donor organs, but was first ...

This story is part of a series on 10 life-saving medical breakthroughs. Click here to read the rest. DONAVON HARBISON, A 35-year-old former collegiate offensive lineman, looked like a hearty, healthy ...

In Germany, around 25,000 prosthetic heart valves are implanted each year because the natural heart valve has been harmed, for instance, by an infection. The long-lasting mechanical heart valves are ...

In early February, an Australian man in his 40s became the first person in the world to leave hospital with a virtually unbreakable heart made of metal. 'Beating' in his chest was a titanium pump ...