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A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength with no rejection so far

Por: ABC News Health October 20, 2023

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WASHINGTON -- It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig –- and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover.Lawrence Faucette was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant because of other health problems when doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine offered the highly experimental surgery.In the first... + full article



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