ILTV News Podcast | How Israeli Doctors Implanted a Fully Artificial Heart

Israeli doctors have successfully implanted a fully artificial heart. On this episode of the ILTV News Podcast, one of the men behind the milestone joins ILTV’s Maayan Hoffman to explain how. Dr. Rabea Asleh, director of the Heart Failure Unit and Cardiovascular Research Center at Hadassah University Medical Center, helped lead the historic procedure. Asleh explains how this life-saving technology works, why it was chosen, and what it means for the future of cardiology in Israel and around the world.

 

Note: This podcast was recorded before the Iran-Israel war.