Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
by xwdv on Monday January 10, 2022 @10:13PM
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You can live indefinitely with animal valves though they may need to be replaced every 15 years or so. It’a a fairly straightforward minimally invasive procedure though.
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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
by MikeTheGreat on Monday January 10, 2022 @11:15PM
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Wait, what?
Are you saying that replacing a valve in your heart is "a fairly straightforward minimally invasive procedure"?
Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
by W0lf on Monday January 10, 2022 @11:46PM
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Pretty much standard procedure nowadays. The search term for this is TAVI (Transcatether Aortic Valve Implantation)
Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
by MikeTheGreat on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:31PM
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Huh. This is pretty cool: https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/transcatheter-ao...
They say that you might stay a night in the ICU, or perhaps a couple, but that's way way better than the week+ and months of recovery.
Well, I learn something new everyday - thanks!
Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
by xwdv on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @01:41AM
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Yes, you can probably be in and out same day or maybe the next day.
Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
by MikeTheGreat on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:34PM
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Reading between the lines, https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/transcatheter-ao... says you'll probably be there overnight.
I, for one, would be really really nervous about having a major operation on a critical-for-my-life organ and then going home. I would definitely want some close observation even if it's 'just' for 12-24 hours.