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HeartMate 3 successfully implanted in first Singapore patient
The National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) has successfully implanted a HeartMate 3 heart assist device in a patient – a first in Asia, it announced on Thursday (Jan 21). The procedure, which lasted three-and-a-half hours, was performed on 44-year-old Rajamohan Pekrisamy on Nov 9, 2015. He was discharged following a three-week hospital stay, and is currently recovering at home.