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FDA panel deals blow to AbioCor heart device

By Diedtra Henderson
Globe Staff / June 24, 2005

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GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- Because so many of the 14 gravely ill patients with permanently implanted AbioCor artificial hearts suffered in their final days, federal advisers yesterday decided the device is not ready for wider use. (Full article: 477 words)

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