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Artificial Heart Removal Raises Hope and Questions
A patient had a partial artificial heart removed after a night operation to drain chest fluid. Doctors reported improved heart function without the pump and no signs of heart failure, while another DeBakey procedure on a different patient ended in death from lung rupture. Nearby, Amherst County bus drivers considered mass resignation over pay, but agreed to finish the term with a smaller raise offer.
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Cular
McCans
Michael E. DeBakey
Marcel L. DeRuder
Illinois
DeRuder
DeBakey
Lynchburg
Amherst County
County Board of Supervisors