Pig heart recipient's ‘last wish’ was to help doctors learn from procedure, dying man said: ‘We will miss him'
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Lawrence Faucette, the recipient of the world’s second genetically modified pig heart transplant, has died nearly 6 weeks after the surgery, the University of Maryland Medical Center said.
Faucette, who suffered from end-stage heart disease, had the experimental surgery on Sept. 20 at UMMC after receiving emergency approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). "Mr. Faucette's last wish was for us to make the most of what we have learned from our experience, so others may be guaranteed a chance for a new heart when a human organ is unavailable." "This is a monumental achievement, and it takes Herculean efforts to move the transplant field forward." Melissa Rudy is health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital.
Just last week, Faucette’s doctors released a statement saying that he was doing well and showed no signs of infection or rejection of the organ.
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