Man on Jarvik-7 2 Weeks Dies Day After Transplant

A man who received a human heart transplant after being kept alive for more than two weeks with a Jarvik-7 pump has died of heart failure. Thomas Masloroff, 48, died Saturday at St. Luke’s Hospital, a day after the transplant surgery, officials said.

Dr. Alfred Tector, Masloroff’s physician, said the exact cause of the heart failure may not be known for several weeks.