Lawrence Fawcett, who became the second pig heart transplant patient, has died at the age of 58, the University of Maryland Medical Center said.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Lawrence Fawcett, a 58-year-old terminal heart patient who underwent the world’s second heart transplant from a genetically modified pig. He underwent the operation on September 20 and lived for almost six weeks afterwards,” it said. in the message of the center.
The patient in terminal heart failure was admitted to the medical center on September 14. According to doctors, traditional transplant methods were not suitable for his case. On September 15, an operation permit was issued.
According to the university doctors, in the first month after the transplant, the heart functioned extremely well. The patient started a course of physical therapy and tried to walk again. In recent days, signs of heart rejection have appeared, which eventually led to a fatal outcome, BTA reported.
Xenotransplantation, the transplantation of animal organs into humans, has long been hindered by the human immune system, which rejects animal tissue.
2023-11-01 20:18:41
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