tired_medicine
Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:54PM (#29886785)
Biological tissue is several orders of magnitude superior to mechanical organs.
Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:44PM (#29886692)
This is an ethical concern which is so completely removed from reality that it borders on satire. This is why no one takes bioethicists seriously anymore.
Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:40PM (#29886654)
Mech valves are actually favored in younger patients, since they don't become calcified, like bioprosthetic valves. However, they do require life long anticoagulation with warfarin, which is dangerous to live with.
Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
on Monday January 10, 2022 @09:09PM (#29886335)
If you developed end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis, are you planning on dying, or are you okay with extending your life by ~10 years with dialysis?