Artificial Hearts: Past, Present and Future




The Scope Radio show

Summary: Advanced heart failure can be as deadly as many cancers. Fortunately, technology has improved significantly since the first artificial heart was implanted at the University of Utah in 1981. Dr. Tom Miller sits down with heart transplant surgeon Dr. Craig Selzman to talk about how far the devices have come. They also discuss what kinds of technologies patients with failing hearts can expect in the coming years.