A 58-year-old man this week became the world's second patient to receive a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart,
A 58-year-old man this week became the world’s second patient to receive a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart, the latest milestone in a growing field of medical research.
The latest operation took place on Wednesday, with patient Lawrence Faucette ineligible for a donated human heart due to pre-existing vascular disease and internal bleeding complications. Following the transplant, Faucette was breathing on his own and the new heart was functioning well “without any assistance from supportive devices,” the university said.
In the past few years, doctors have transplanted kidneys from genetically modified pigs into brain-dead patients.
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