INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) -- An Indianapolis doctor was the first to use a Berlin heart in the state and he's credited with helping pave the way for the small life-saving machine's use across the ...

While he waits, Edward's Berlin Heart has to stay plugged in, so he lives at the hospital while waiting for his transplant. It can only be unplugged for around 30 minutes at a time.

“It’s a ventricular assist device that’s called a berlin heart,” Aylor said. “It works as an external pumping mechanism to serve as his heart to help perfuse the rest of his organs and his body.” He ...

Bell was gifted with a "Berlin Heart" -- a mechanical ventricular device to help her enlarged heart until she gets a donor organ. Bell was born by emergency C-section on Sept. 2, 2021, 15 days late.

The Berlin Heart, manufactured in Germany, has never gone through U.S.-based clinical trials required for approval for use in this country.

Grace Westwood, 2, born with a heart muscle disease, received a life-saving transplant after being kept alive with a fitted mobile “Berlin Heart” driving unit.

INDIANAPOLIS (WRTV) — An Indianapolis doctor was the first to use a Berlin heart in the state and he’s credited with helping pave the way for the small life-saving machine’s use across the ...

Junior would likely not live long enough without the Berlin Heart to get another heart transplant. “There really wasn’t an [another] option,” explained Dr. Turrentine.