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Doctors plan first artificial heart implants at Utah
Salt Lake City AP reports University of Utah surgeons won approval to begin implanting polyurethane artificial hearts in humans. Only life or death cases will be treated initially, with patients confined to home. FDA decision expected within days. first operations possible within a week to a year.
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Salt Lake City
University of Utah
Ernst J. Eichwald
William C. DeVries
Utah
DeVries
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Texas Heart Institute