First Carmat Heart Patient Dies 74 Days After Implant
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Carmat SAS said the first patient implanted with the company’s artificial heart died after surviving for 74 days with the prosthetic device.
The 76-year-old man received the implant at Georges Pompidou hospital in Paris last December, according to the company. Carmat “saluted the courage and pioneering role of this patient and his family” in an e-mail late yesterday.