Could Heart Transplants Become A Thing Of The Past?
Friday, June 6, 2008 - 18:28
in Health & Medicine
Heart transplants save the lives of more than 2,100 Americans every year. But many more patients are still waiting for a new heart to become available, and hundreds will die without ever getting a second chance at life. Meanwhile, tens of thousands more people aren't sick enough to need a transplant, but struggle every day with severe heart failure that limits all aspects of their lives.
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