Heart Failure & Transplant
Countless lives have been saved thanks to medical innovations including artificial hearts and mechanical circulatory support devices. However, heart failure continues to be one of the biggest medical problems in the world that we're working towards solving.
About 6.2 million adults in the United States have heart failure, which is one of the biggest medical problems in the United States and the number one reason people are hospitalized. Due to an aging population, an increase in cardiovascular risk factors, and improved survival of cardiovascular conditions, the prevalence of heart failure is increasing worldwide.
For nearly four decades, MHIF has been at the forefront of research on innovative treatments that are changing the landscape of care for heart failure. Not only has total artificial heart technology improved since Minneapolis Heart Institute® physicians implanted the first total artificial heart in 1985, but new mechanical circulatory support devices such as the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) provide patients an opportunity for a meaningful life.
Patient Success Stories
Cardiac Transplantation: Past, Present & Future with Dr. Benjamin Sun
Listen in to this On the Pulse webinar with Dr. Benjamin Sun, a cardiac surgeon and researcher at Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation and surgical director of heart failure at Minneapolis Heart Institute.
He specializes in complex aortic and mitral valve surgery, heart transplantation, aortic root and aortic arch surgery, mechanical support, artificial heart and congestive heart failure surgery.
Enroll in a clinical trial
Advancing your own care starts with one simple question. Ask your doctor: “Is research one of my options?” The answer could be the difference in discovering a new treatment you and others may need to live well and manage a challenging heart rhythm condition.
Discover our active and enrolling heart rhythm clinical research trials and learn about the benefits of participating in research:
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