Becker's Healthcare November 15, 2024
Elizabeth Gregerson

Surgeons at Cincinnati-based The Christ Hospital performed a successful human implantation of the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart, marking the fourth hospital in the U.S. to complete the procedure as part of the FDA’s early feasibility study.

The procedure was performed in October at The Christ Hospital by cardiothoracic surgeons Rob Dowling, MD, the Chris and Trey Heekin Family Endowed Chair for Cardiac Transplantation, and Geoff Answini, MD, chief of cardiothoracic surgery, according to a Nov. 15 news release from The Christ Hospital Health...

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