First successful implant of <scp>BiVACOR</scp>'s Total Artificial Heart

BiVACOR's Total Artificial Heart has been successfully implanted in a patient at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in the Texas Medical Center. The patient survived with the device for 8 days before receiving a heart transplant. This success stemmed from collaboration between BiVACOR Inc. and a team of cardiac surgeons at the Texas Heart Institute, including William E. Cohn, M.D., and Oscar H. Frazier, MD.

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Journal
Artificial Organs
Published
2024-08-09
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https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.14844
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13
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Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
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First successful implant of BiVACOR's Total Artificial Heart

Aakash M. Shah
13 citations
Artificial Organs
Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
2.40
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First successful implant of BiVACOR's Total Artificial Heart

Aakash M. Shah
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Abstract

BiVACOR's Total Artificial Heart has been successfully implanted in a patient at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center in the Texas Medical Center. The patient survived with the device for 8 days before receiving a heart transplant. This success stemmed from collaboration between BiVACOR Inc. and a team of cardiac surgeons at the Texas Heart Institute, including William E. Cohn, M.D., and Oscar H. Frazier, MD.

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