Editorial on Advances in Artificial Heart

Biological heart is like an engine inside the body that keeps everything running. In a day, heart pumps approximately two thousand gallons of blood. Like any other engine if heart is not taken care; it can break down and pump less efficiently and this condition is called heart failure. There is a scarcity of organs for heart transplants and demand for organs always greatly exceeds the supply. Hence an artificial heart is required; it is a mechanical device that permanently replaces biological heart where heart transplantation is impossible. Below are few discussed from advanced technologies on artificial heart that will benefit human kind to advance in the long run