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Device helps patients survive, regain function til transplant
08-29-2007 · EurekAlert!A new generation of implanted heart-assisting pump does very well at helping severely ill heart-failure patients survive, and thrive, until they receive a heart transplant, a new study shows. The device also helped patients' original hearts regain function and allowed their other organs to heal by restoring blood flow.
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