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Dr, Kolff develops one of the first heart-lung machines.

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Dr, Kolff & Dr. Tetsuzo bring the concept of the artificial heart to reality throgh a series of animal implants. A dog surives for alomost 90 Miniutes

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Soviet Scientist, Vladimir Demikhov, implants the first artificial heart into a dog

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Soviet Scientist, Vladimir

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Dr. Barney Clark, dentist, was the first person to ever receive the Jarvik-7, the first artificial heart intended to last a lifetime.

William DeVries, an American cardio-thoracic surgeon, performed the surgery. The patient survived a total of 112 days. The second patient lived for 690 days.

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Dr. Barney Clark, dentist, was the first person to ever receive the

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Dr. Barney Clark, dentist, was the first person to ever receive the Jarvi

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Dr. Barney Clark, dentist, was the first person to ever recieve a

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Developed by American scientist Robert Jarvik and his mentor, Willem Kolff.

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Expected to cost about 140,000 to 180,000 Euros (or $191,000 to $246,000).

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SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart

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SynCardia temporary Total Artificial Heart

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This temporary artificial heart costs a whopping $125,000. That's not including the $18,000 a year to maintain the heart.

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less than two thousand artificial hearts have been implanted, and the procedure is generally used as a bridge until a donor heart can be secured.

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A new innovation by French biotech firm Carmat has has success using cow and mechanical parts to build a healthy heart that actually works. Every year more than 100,000 people wait for a heart transplant, with less than 4,000 hearts available. If these cow hearts are proven to be effective, patients could use them for years while they wait for a heart and still live their lives.

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Indicated for use as a bridge to transplantation in cardiac transplant candidates at risk of imminent death

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Dilated cardiomyopathy

Ischemic cardiomyopathy

Congenital heart disease for which no conventional therapy exists or for which conventional therapy has failed

Ejection fraction less than 20%

Intractable angina or malignant cardiac arrhythmias for which conventional therapy has been exhausted

Pulmonary vascular resistance of less than 2 Wood units

Age younger than 65 years

Ability to comply with medical follow-up care

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age greater than 65 years - This is a relative contraindication; patients who are older than 65 years are evaluated on an individual basis

Fixed pulmonary vascular resistance of greater than 4 Wood units

Active systemic infection

Active malignancy

An ongoing history of substance abuse (eg, alcohol, drugs, or tobacco)

Psychosocial instability

Inability to comply with medical follow-up care