Re:Man given genetically modified pig heart dies
by throwthere on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @03:38PM
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Artificial heart is kind of a non-specific term. It covers anything from LVAD, LBAD and RVAD together, ECMO or biventrivular vad. So depends on what you’re specifically referring to but lvad is the most common of those.
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Re:Man given genetically modified pig heart dies
by rootusrootus on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @04:04PM
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Fair enough. I'm in no way experienced in the medical field. I would have told you I thought an artificial heart was a complete heart replacement, just like a full transplant but with a mechanical device instead. TIL.