In the United States, there are around 3,500 donor hearts made available every year for more than 4,400 people who join the ...

In early February, an Australian man in his 40s became the first person in the world to leave hospital with a virtually ...

An Australian man lived with a titanium artificial heart for more than 100 days before receiving a real heart.

The device, to be tested in more people, could be used as a temporary measure for those waiting for a donor organ.

Sure, you know how to steal hearts, win hearts ... These "lub" and "DUB" sounds are made by the heart valves as they open and close. See the valves in action.

Damaged hearts could be mended using small "patches" of heart muscle grown in the lab, say scientists writing in Nature. The technology could give new hope to millions of people with advanced ...