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FDA Approves First Compact Heart Assist Device The U.S. Food

FDA Approves First Compact Heart Assist Device
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a heart assist device with a novel design that is the first to mechanically support the weakened heart of a small-sized adult man or woman with heart failure who is at risk of dying while awaiting a heart transplant.

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