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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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