March 28, 2024

AndronETalksNews

AndronETalksNews

A pig’s heart and a human life saved…is this the op that’ll change transplants for ever?

New York Post

Stricken by terminal heart disease, David Bennett had only one chance left. He had been bedridden in hospital for months with an irregular heartbeat and was connected to a heart-lung machine keeping him alive.

He was deemed too ill for a human transplant — but there was another option, and the 57-year-old grabbed it.

‘I know it’s a shot in the dark but it’s my last choice,’ he said after making the decision.

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