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'Heart-in-a-box' device helps save lives

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As heart transplant surgery becomes more common, the supply of donor hearts in the United States continues to fail to meet demand. Now doctors in Seattle are testing a new system for transporting donor hearts that they hope will close the gap.

Added on the 21/12/2016 21:08:19 - Copyright : AFP EN

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