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Artificial heart implant recipient celebrates 40th birthday with family

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The Moore family marked dad Matthew’s 40th birthday with a special reunion following his artificial heart implant procedure. Duke Heart surgeons placed the first-in-North-America device in his chest July 12th.

Matthew, wife Rachel and son Marshall celebrated at Duke University Hospital in Durham. The family is from Shallotte, North Carolina.

Read more about the procedure here.

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