The second person to receive a pig heart transplant has died six weeks after surgery in Maryland.

<div class="block">The second person to receive a pig heart transplant has died six weeks after surgery in Maryland.</div>

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Second Person With Pig Heart Transplant Dies

Well, the second person to receive a pig heart transplant has died six weeks after surgery in Maryland, 58 year old Lauren Fossett was dying from heart failure and ineligible for a traditional heart transplant. The patient received the genetically modified pig heart on September 20th. Doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine said the heart seemed to be healthy for the first month but began showing signs of rejection. In recent days, Fawcett died on Monday and the Maryland team of doctors performed another pig heart transplant surgery last year. The patient survived for two months before the heart failed for reasons that remain unclear.