A life-sustaining heart pump was taken off the market after years of problems and FDA inaction.

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“Get This Thing Out of My Chest” <[link removed]> A life-sustaining heart pump was taken off the market after years of problems and FDA inaction. Thousands of people are now stuck with it embedded in their hearts. by Neil Bedi and Maryam Jameel

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