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Study: Coated Stents Help Heart Patients Astonishing results from a European study are paving the way for one of the biggest breakthroughs in heart disease treatment. A new technique may have solved the decades-old problem of keeping clogged heart arteries open for good, a problem called restenosis. 2002-06-09 Artificial Heart Patient Makes First Public Appearance LOUISVILLE, Ky. - His face gaunt and his voice just a whisper at times, the first person with a self-contained artificial heart stepped into the public eye Tuesday and said with a smile that the whirring sound takes some getting used to - but he likes it because it ''makes me realize that I'm alive.'' 2001-08-22 Artificial Heart Patient Identified FRANKLIN, Ky. - The recipient of the world's first self-contained artificial heart is a former telephone company employee and teacher who moved to Kentucky from Colorado hoping to receive a transplant but grew so weak he could barely cross the street, The Associated Press has learned. 2001-08-21 Artificial Heart Patient on Ventilator LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The recipient of the first self-contained artificial heart has suffered a setback, requiring a ventilator once more to assist his breathing, one of his surgeons said. 2001-08-14 5 States Ready for Artificial Hearts LOUISVILLE, Ky. - While the world's first recipient of a self-contained artificial heart recovers, other hospitals are poised to perform similar operations. 2001-07-07 Headlines Study: Coated Stents Help Heart Patients 2002-06-09 Artificial Heart Patient Makes First Public Appearance 2001-08-22 Artificial Heart Patient Identified 2001-08-21 Artificial Heart Patient on Ventilator 2001-08-14 5 States Ready for Artificial Hearts 2001-07-07 Artificial Heart Patient Put Back on Ventilator 2001-07-06 Ky. Patient Gets Artificial Heart 2001-07-04 Artificial Heart Implanted in Ky. 2001-07-03 Most-viewed

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