Australian man is first in the world to leave hospital with an ‘artificial heart’
Australian scientists have announced a major medical breakthrough around heart transplants. Science and Technology correspondent Brent O’Halloran says an Australian man is the first in the world to leave hospital with a “total artificial heart”.
Australian Man Survives a Record 105 Days with Artificial Titanium Heart While Awaiting Donor
An Australian man with severe heart failure received a metal heart and was well enough to be discharged from the hospital while he waited for a donor. He is now recovering successfully from heart transplant surgery.
Australian becomes first in world discharged with durable artificial heart
A New South Wales man with heart failure lived with the artificial heart for over 100 days while waiting to be matched with a heart donor.
Australian man leaves hospital with durable artificial heart in world first
An Australian man has become the first person in the world to leave hospital with a totally artificial implanted heart
Australian man makes history, survives 100 days with artificial heart in world's first such successful trial
An Australian man made history by living for 100 days with an artificial titanium heart while awaiting a donor transplant, according to a March 12 report by CNN. The patient, in his 40s, underwent surgery at St Vincent's Hospital Sydney in November 2024 and reportedly became the first person worldwide to leave the hospital with the device in February.
Australian man survives 105 days with artificial titanium heart
In a groundbreaking medical achievement, an Australian man in his 40s became the first person in the world to be discharged from a hospital while fitted with a fully functional artificial heart. The patient,
In world first, man leaves hospital with titanium heart
The titanium device’s underlying principles were first envisioned in 2001 by a biomedical engineer named Daniel Timms. Timms, ...
Healthcare Asia Magazine on MSN21h
Australia invests $525m in John Hunter Hospital redevelopment
A new acute services building is expected to be completed by 2026. The Australian government has invested $525m (A$835m) in ...
Victorian Heart Hospital: A place where lives are saved
Minister for Health Mary-Anne Thomas said since the VHH opened in 2023 the service has transformed and saved the lives of ...
Parliamentary inquiry into Northern Beaches Hospital announced after Joe Massa’s death
The NSW government will conduct a parliamentary inquiry into Northern Beaches Hospital after a two-year-old boy’s death after ...
ScienceAlert1d
World First: Man Leaves Hospital With Life-Saving Titanium Heart
In early February, an Australian man in his 40s became the first person in the world to leave hospital with a virtually ...