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Man Receives Pig Heart In Medical-First Transplant

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Man Receives Pig Heart In Medical-First Transplant

Man Receives Pig Heart In Medical-First Transplant

A man with heart failure has received the first genetically-modified pig heart transplant in a last-ditch effort to save his life.


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