This year for the first time, the number of heart pumps implanted at the Clinic has surpassed the number of heart transplants. Across the country, heart pump operations are still fairly rare, but they're becoming more common as the technology improves. Harlan Spector covers health for the Plain Dealer. He spoke with Eric Wellman about this growing technology in this week's Tuesday Checkup.

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