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Artificial heart patient Thomas J. Gaidosh was “comfortable and relaxed” in a Pittsburgh hospital, and fellow heart patient Anthony Mandia continued progressing in a Hershey, Pa., hospital, although solid foods were dropped from his diet. Both men are awaiting human hearts after life-saving implants of artificial hearts. Medical personnel said Gaidosh, 47, spent a “quiet night” in the surgical intensive care unit and appeared “comfortable and relaxed.” Doctors said Mandia, 44, continued to progress in his 10th day with an artificial heart.
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