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A cardiothoracic team at U of L Health - Jewish Hospital are now the first to implanted the Aeson bioprosthetic total artificial heart into a woman.Â
The 57-year-old Kentucky woman was diagnosed with end-stage heart failure. Image of the CARMAT artificial heart courtesy U of L Health. Sept. 21, 2021
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The 57-year-old Kentucky woman had been diagnosed with end-stage heart failure.
Mechelle Giles had an 8-hour surgery in mid-September.
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