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Artificial heart: A manmade heart. An artificial heart was temporarily implanted in 1969 by Denton Cooley in Houston, Texas. Complete replacement of the heart by an artificial heart was done in 1982 by William DeVries at Salt Lake City, Utah. Barney Clark was the patient.
Library > Science > Sci-Tech Dictionary ( ¦ärd·ə¦fish·əl ′härt ) ( medicine ) An endoprosthetic device used to replace or assist the heart.
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Artificial Hearts: Building a Better Heart. In some cases, heart disease may be so severe that the patient may not survive the wait for a donor heart.
The artificial heart is a very sophisticated medical device. Find out how artificial hearts work.
An artificial heart is a prosthetic device that is implanted into the body to replace the original biological heart. It is distinct from a cardiac pump, which is an ...