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A month after a pig heart transplant, man works to regain strength with no rejection so far

It’s been a month since a Maryland man became the second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig –- and hospital video released Friday shows he’s working hard to recover.

Lawrence Faucette was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant because of other health problems when doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine offered the highly experimental surgery.

In the first glimpse of Faucette provided since the Sept. 20 transplant, hospital video shows physical therapist Chris Wells urging him to smile while pushing through a pedaling exercise to regain his strength.

mycatiskai ,

We are one step closer to Oryx and Crake. Once we mix pigs with baboons will will have the perfect hearts for transplant into humans.

DocMcStuffin ,
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The first person they tried this with died. They weren’t sure the exact cause. It could have been because doctors didn’t handle the immunosuppressants just right, it could have been due to a porcine virus that was hidden in the heart, or the patient could have been too sick to begin with.

Not trying to be a negative nancy. Just saying that as they test this new technology there will be people who get an extension on life and people who don’t.

Paddzr ,

It’s a case where they either can’t get a human heart or their chances are so low… It’s better to give it to someone else. Good human hearts aren’t easy to come by.

If this gives someone a chance? Great. This will be their last resort.

iamanurd ,

What about the pig? Did it get his old one?

CluckN ,

The cop said he was fine.

FlyingSquid ,
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But he does have a constant craving for truffles.

Destraight ,

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    Fiivemacs ,

    en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truffle_hog

    Destraight ,

    The AP news article does not state what kind of pig heart is used on this guy, and the Wikipedia article you linked only says about these pigs being used for truffle hunting, not for xenotransplants

    Fiivemacs ,

    You’re over analyzing a joke.

    FlyingSquid ,
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    Oh… you know… reasons…

    idunnololz ,
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    He’s gonna be rich

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