Dick Cheney has no heartbeat. That might sound like the punchline to a political joke, but for the former American vice-president it is deadly serious.
Mr Cheney is one of thousands of people who benefit from LVADs - implanted mechanical pumps that take the stress away from failing hearts. Now the latest advances in wireless power offer ever more hope to those who cannot get transplants.

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