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Article: Philadelphia man with artificial heart dies.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- August 26, 2002
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PHILADELPHIA _ James "Butch" Quinn, the former baker and Vietnam veteran who received a new type of artificial heart at Hahnemann University Hospital almost 10 months ago, died Monday.
Quinn suffered a stroke Friday and became "unresponsive" that evening, according to the hospital and Drexel University College of Medicine. Alan Milstein, a Pennsauken lawyer hired by Quinn and his wife Irene as an adviser, said Quinn was declared brain dead on Sunday. He was removed from life support _ the artificial heart was turned off _ Monday.
His death leaves only one survivor among the seven men nationwide who have received the artificial heart.
He had ...