Doctors transplant a pig's heart into a human for the second time

Doctors transplant a pig's heart into a human for the second time

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ViewSurgeons have performed a second experimental pig organ procedure, transplanting a pig's heart into 58-year-old Lawrence Faucette in hopes of prolonging his life.

Faucette, a Navy veteran, had heart failure that was expected to almost certainly cause his death. But doctors say he also wasn't eligible for a traditional...

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