Lawrence Faucette was facing near-certain death from heart failure before the operation in Maryland.
US surgeons have transplanted a pig’s heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life in only the second operation of its kind.
While the next few weeks will be critical, doctors were thrilled at Lawrence Faucette’s early response to the pig organ.“You know, I just keep shaking my head – how am I talking to someone who has a pig heart?” Dr Bartley Griffith, who performed the transplant, told The Associated Press. He said doctors are feeling “a great privilege but, you know, a lot of pressure”.
There is a huge shortage of human organs donated for transplant. Last year, there were just over 4,100 heart transplants in the US, a record number but the supply is so tight that only patients with the best chance of long-term survival get offered one. The University of Maryland attempt required special permission from the Food and Drug Administration to treat Mr Faucette outside of a rigorous trial, because he was out of other options.
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