The Nation - News from April 5, 1985
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An Indiana teen-ager whose ailing heart was driven by a pair of plastic pumps until he received a human donor heart was alert and responsive, but his kidneys still were not functioning, officials said in Louisville, Ky. Michael C. Jones was in critical condition, and his chances of survival remained at 20% to 25% because of his kidney shutdown and the risk of infection, said Nancy Whitehead, a Jewish Hospital spokeswoman. Jones, 16, remained on a respirator, leaving him unable to speak, she said.
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