Schroeder to Leave Hospital
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — William Schroeder, the world’s longest-living artificial heart recipient, will be discharged Sunday from Humana Hospital Audubon and move into a nearby apartment, a Humana spokeswoman said today.
Schroeder, 53, has been recovering from two strokes he suffered after receiving the Jarvik-7 heart on Nov. 25. He was living in the specially equipped apartment with his wife when the second stroke caused him to return to the hospital May 6.
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