A man with a terminal heart disease has become the second-ever patient to receive a genetically modified pig heart. This week, Lawrence Faucette, 58, underwent transplant surgery after being deemed ineligible for a human heart transplant due to peripheral vascular disease, which reduces blood circulation. The procedure, known as a xenotransplant, has only been performed once before on . Both historic procedures were performed at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).
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