Geography once drove disparity, but access now hinges on how effectively centers can employ modern donor-utilization tools.

After treating the local community for more than 30 years, Dr. Stephen Kemker became a patient himself ...

David KC Cooper, Global Cardiology Science & Practice 2018, CC BY 4.0 Organ transplants today are a life-saving option that offers many people a solution to damaged or unhealthy organs including the ...

Shortly after she was born, Laura Valentine turned blue. Doctors quickly discovered the cause: the infant's heart only had one ventricle (or lower chamber) instead of two, making it much harder to ...

San Francisco-based UCSF Health performed its first heart transplant for a patient who previously received a total artificial heart. The 37-year-old patient was admitted in August with end-stage heart ...

The team of UChicago Medicine physicians used 3D modeling to visualize and plan Laura's transplant, accounting for her unique physiology. Shortly after she was born, Laura Valentine turned blue.

The former Grand Avenue Middle School teacher in Bellmore was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that meant he needed a new heart.

Partial heart transplants for congenital heart disease using donor semilunar valves showed valve growth matching patient development in infants. Transplanted valves functioned well over time, with no ...

Former Vice President Dick Cheney battled heart disease for most of his adult life, a life extended thanks in part to a heart transplant in 2012. Cheney, who died Monday due to complications of ...