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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Gustaf Kilander

EXPLAINED: Cocaine helped first ever pig heart transplant - The Real Truth

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Doctors have managed to transplant a genetically modified pig heart into a human being for the first time, with the help of a small amount of cocaine.

The successful operation took place earlier this month at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Surgeons used a solution containing a small portion of the drug to keep the heart going ahead of the operation, Vice reported.

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