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. See the entire definition of Artificial heart
A mechanical device to assist a failing heart until a transplant organ can be located.
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 external device used to provide the functions of both the heart and the lungs. Thus, the cardiac pump need not be connected to both blood circuits.
"Artificial Heart" is a single by Soul Asylum, originally released off of their EP, Clam Dip & Other Delights, in 1988. The song is about a girl who gets an artificial heart, but a man then kills her and puts her body parts in a trashcan. A girl later finds it, but the artificial heart was still beating.
