Artificial heart Artificial heart An artificial heart is a device that replaces the heart. Artificial hearts are typically used to bridge the time to heart transplantation, or to permanently replace the heart in case heart transplantation is impossible. Although other similar inventions preceded it from the late 1940s, the first artificial heart to be successfully implanted in a human was the Jarvik-7 in 1982, designed by a team including Willem Johan Kolff and Robert Jarvik. An artificial heart is distinct from a ventricular assist device (VAD) designed to support a failing heart. It is also distinct from a cardiopulmonary bypass machine, which
Jay Alan Liotta Jay Alan Liotta Jay Alan Liotta is a senior official in the Department of Defense, in its Office of Detainee Policy. Liotta earned a Bachelor's degree form Wittenberg University in 1982, in Political Science and East Asian Studies. During the summer of 1981 he spent a term in China. Liotta entered the US Government service in 1983. Liotta completed a Masters at George Washington University's School of Public and International Affairs. Liotta studied Mandarin at University, and much of his Government service has been served in Asia, or working on Asian related issues. Liotta led the first American delegation to