Costly heart pumps extend lives for some: study (Reuters)

Published on Yahoo! Health: Health Insurance News • 11/25/08 1:14PM
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Reuters - Heart pumps can buy time for people with failing hearts in need of a transplant but implanting heart-assist devices in the elderly as a substitute for a heart transplant benefits only some -- and at a high financial cost, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.