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From: drp@ptsfb.UUCP (Dale Pederson)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: Re: Baboon heart in a Human!
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Date: Mon, 5-Nov-84 14:32:12 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov  5 14:32:12 1984
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> Assuming the subject lives, is this baboon heart supposed to last a full
> normal lifetime, as the child grows to adulthood, or is it planned to
> subsequently replace this heart with another (either human or artificial)
> at some future point? 
> 
> In other words, is this an explicitly temporary or stopgap measure?
 
The articles that I have read stated that *if* the child survives the
baboon heart will suffice for several years (as much as seven ?) and
further surgery would be required at that time.  It seems that it may
be a moot point as no other receipient of an animal heart survived more
than three days.