Lawrence Fawcett, the world’s second pig heart transplant patient, died in the USA. This is stated in Message University of Maryland Medical Center USA.
It was noted that Fossett was suffering from end-stage heart failure. A traditional heart transplant was not suitable for him due to pre-existing vascular disease and its complications.
The patient accepted a pig heart transplant and lived for about six weeks afterwards.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the death of 58-year-old Lawrence Fawcett, a patient with terminal heart disease who received the world’s second genetically modified pig heart transplant,” the medical center said.
Before this, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh in the USA discoveredthat transplantation of donor immune cells increases the effectiveness and safety of organ transplantation.
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