What Makes a Good Artificial Heart Candidate?

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Only 2,500 hearts are available nationwide for transplant, but about 100,000 patients with advanced heart failure could benefit from such surgery. Dr. Craig Selzman, associate professor of cardiothoracic surgery, talks about the changes in artificial heart technology that are filling that void. These devices can bring new lives and restore promising futures to heart patients facing otherwise hopeless outcomes.

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What Makes a Good Artificial Heart Candidate?

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