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Arizona woman dies during second heart transplant
Bernadette Chayrez, 40, of Phoenix, died in the operating room at University Medical Center Tucson while doctors attempted a second human heart transplant after using two artificial hearts. The donor heart failed and the procedure began after she spent months on artificial support and antibody treatment.
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