Pig heart transplanted into human patient for the 2nd time
Surgeons have transplanted a pig's heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life. He's only the second patient to undergo such an experimental feat.
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Surgeons have transplanted a pig's heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life. He's only the second patient to undergo such an experimental feat.
The University of Maryland School of Medicine announced Friday that, for the second time in history, its surgeons successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig heart inside a patient with terminal
Surgeons have transplanted a pig's heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life. He's only the second patient to undergo such an experimental feat.
Lawrence Faucette, 58, is only the second person in history to have the life-threatening operation using a pig's organ after he wasn't eligible for a standard heart transplant
Surgeons have successfully transplanted a pig's heart into a 58-year-old Navy veteran who faced near-death from heart failure and was ineligible for a traditional heart transplant.