Patients Facing Death Are Opting for a Lifesaving Heart Device — But at What Risk?

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Patients Facing Death Are Opting for a Lifesaving Heart Device — But at What Risk? Patients Facing Death Are Opting for a Lifesaving Heart Device — But at What Risk?

Too old and too sick for a heart transplant, Arvid Herrman was given a choice: Have a mechanical pump implanted in his heart, potentially keeping him alive for several years, or do nothing and almost certainly die within a year. The 68-year-old Wisconsin farmer chose the pump, called a HeartMate 3 — currently the only […] The post Patients Facing Death Are Opting for a Lifesaving Heart Device —..
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