For decades, replacing a failing human heart meant waiting—often desperately—for a donor. But in a hospital in Sydney, that paradigm has begun to shift. Last November, surgeons at St Vincent’s ...

The device uses a magnetically suspended rotor to pump blood throughout the body and lungs at regular intervals—just like a real human heart would. Since the rotor is suspended, it doesn’t rub ...

Now, a heart simulator that replicates the complicated movements and functions of a real human heart has been created. The ...