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Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in the Pig

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THERE is only one report of orthotopic heart grafting in the pig1; the longest survivor lived for 11 d. Heart-lung bypass in this species has proved to be difficult2,3. Our previous studies of organ grafting in pigs made the study of the orthotopically grafted heart interesting to us.

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CALNE, R., BITTER-SUERMANN, H., DAVIS, D. et al. Orthotopic Heart Transplantation in the Pig. Nature 247, 140–142 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/247140b0

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