02-02-2009, 09:55 AM
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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
This isn't an out-there concept. You know that we already implant pig valves into people who need new heart valves. When you get a new valve, there are three options, cadaveric, pig or mechanical. Patients do not go on anti-rejection drugs with pig valves because our immune system accepts pig parts fairly well.
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Thanks for that AOP Angel. This was all new to me until I read the article.
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