The pioneering artificial heart developed by Dr. Robert Jarvik will go on display at the Smithsonian Institution next month picked by suebe 3 years ago

Police had to track him down via cell phone coordinates. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

Hannah Clark was given an extra heart as a toddler has become the world's first heart transplant patient to make a full recovery after having her donor organ removed and function restored to her original heart. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

Studies suggest that Viagra does a better job before and after a heart attack. Now you can strengthen your heart and your *** at the same time! picked by Browntrout 3 years ago

New concept artificial heart doesn't produce a pulse. Edgar Allan Poe rolls over in his grave. picked by nomedaboy 3 years ago

A heart donated for transplant was beating inside a third owner last night. The donor heart was first given to a patient several weeks ago. But a week after the transplant, the patient died of unrelated causes. So surgeons removed the heart and transplanted it again. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A heart transplant recipient who lived a record 31 years with a single donated organ has died at age 51 of cancer, his heart still going strong, his widow said. picked by suebe 4 months ago

Regular sex can be a life-saver, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) says. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Taylor Gardner was born premature. She weighed 541grams or 19oz. Her heart was the size of a cherry. Unfortunately there was a problem with her heart. Thankfully doctors were able to save her (her weight has increased to almost 737 grams or 26oz) using a pacemaker larger than she is. image picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

In the future, babies with heart defects may receive new heart valves created from cells in the blood from their umbilical cords, saved at birth. These valves could grow and change shape as a child develops, avoiding the need for repeat surgeries to replace outgrown valves from animal or human donor tissue or artificial valves. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A 15-year-old Camrose, Alta. girl has become the first Canadian to be taken off an artificial heart device because her own diseased heart healed itself. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

I hope you like your job, for your heart's sake. picked by slider 3 years ago

"Stayin' Alive" might be more true to its name than the Bee Gees ever could have guessed: At 103 beats per minute, the old disco song has almost the perfect rhythm to help jump-start a stopped heart. picked by smarty1052 1 year ago

Sadly, one in three heart attack victims die before they reach hospital. Many people don't recognise the signs and fail to take the steps that may have saved their life or the life of a loved one. Watch Your Own Heart Attack is an unforgettable, two minute film which enables you to experience what it's like to have a heart attack first hand. Take the time to watch it then you'll be prepared if a... read full post picked by loonytoon 1 year ago

The experimental transplant procedure marks the first time infants have received hearts from infant donors who had been taken off life support. picked by afroMOSHI 1 year ago

Authorities in Maryland said a prison work crew kept a toddler safe after the child was found wandering alone on a rural highway. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

Hospital to determine whether it came from person or animal. I guess someone was wearing their heart on their sleeve, literally. picked by NesbYNiCcOlo 12 months ago

Doctors in China are trying to treat a four-year-old boy whose heart is growing on the outside of his stomach. Zhang Weiyuan's heart is covered in only a layer of skin under which it can easily be seen beating. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

When human hearts are injured, as during a heart attack, healthy tissue normally can't regrow. Researchers now demonstrate in rats that a sponge-like patch, soaked in a compound called periostin and placed over the injury, can not only get heart cells to begin dividing and making copies of themselves again, but also improves heart function. picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

"The next time the conversation turns to tough old guys, you might want to save a place on the list with John Wayne for 73-year-old Dale Carman, who had a nail embedded in his heart while mowing his lawn and told his wife it was only a flesh wound."

I bow before this man. picked by proverb 2 years ago