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Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Hospitals knew a heart device led to more patients' deaths - but they kept using it

Two leading UK transplant centres continued implanting Medtronic's HeartWare HVAD despite NHS evidence of higher mortality, resulting in many patient deaths and eventual device withdrawal.
Medicine
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 weeks ago

What to know about Dick Cheney's heart trouble and eventual transplant

Dick Cheney had chronic heart disease culminating in a 2012 heart transplant that extended his life after multiple heart attacks and advanced cardiac treatments.
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