Abiomed Inc. yesterday mourned the death of founder David Lederman, a scientific pioneer who realized his dream of developing the world’s first battery-powered, fully implantable artificial heart.

David M. Lederman, who led the team of scientists that developed the first fully implantable artificial heart — which, although it had limited success, prompted more advances in the treatment of ...

Physicians gently lead calves down a hallway at the Texas Heart Institute in Houston. The beasts stumble a bit, dazed from being outfitted with artificial hearts made by a little-known company called ...

Marblehead lost a great resident and a true pioneer in the scientific world when David Lederman, who played a major role in the invention of the first fully implantable, battery-powered artificial ...

David Lederman, who led the team of scientists that developed the first fully implantable artificial heart — which, although it had limited success, prompted further advances in the treatment of ...