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New Thoratec heart pump beats older model in study

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Advanced heart failure patients who received Thoratec Corp's new pump awaiting U.S. approval as an alternative to heart transplants lived longer and fared far better than those getting the company's older HeartMate XVE device, researchers said on Tuesday.

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