{"id":5154,"date":"2016-11-29T12:03:05","date_gmt":"2016-11-29T17:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=5154"},"modified":"2016-11-29T12:03:05","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T17:03:05","slug":"deadly-infections-linked-to-heart-surgery-device-highlight-holes-in-fda-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=5154","title":{"rendered":"Deadly Infections Linked To Heart Surgery Device Highlight Holes In FDA Monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Chad Terhune and Christina Jewett for Kaiser Health News)<\/p>\n<p>At first, Vincent Karst, 55, was recovering well from\u00a0his\u00a0open-heart surgery in March 2015.<\/p>\n<p>He\u00a0resumed\u00a0the\u00a0activities he enjoyed, such as visiting car shows and eating out.\u00a0But\u00a0some months later,\u00a0his condition\u00a0mysteriously deteriorated. 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