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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by MikeTheGreat on Monday January 10, 2022 @11:15PM (#29887461)
Wait, what?

Are you saying that replacing a valve in your heart is "a fairly straightforward minimally invasive procedure"?

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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by W0lf on Monday January 10, 2022 @11:46PM (#29887682)
Pretty much standard procedure nowadays. The search term for this is TAVI (Transcatether Aortic Valve Implantation)
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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by MikeTheGreat on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:31PM (#29898268)
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!

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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by xwdv on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @01:41AM (#29888353)
Yes, you can probably be in and out same day or maybe the next day.
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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by MikeTheGreat on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @04:34PM (#29898313)
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.

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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by xwdv on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:45PM (#29899428)
Well if it fails you probably die suddenly.
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