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Too old and too sick for a heart transplant, Arvid Herrman was given a choice: Have a mechanical pump implanted in his heart, potentially keeping him alive for several years,
The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind, but a federal database has more than 4500 reports in which the medical device may have caused a patient's death.
The HeartMate 3 is considered the safest mechanical heart pump of its kind, but a federal database contains more than 4,500 reports in which the medical device may have caused or contributed to a patient’s death.