Published 2 years ago

In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient

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Doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine said Monday the patient is doing well three days after surgery. The patient is 57-year-old David Bennett, a Maryland handyman too sick to get a human heart. Bennett is breathing on his own without a ventilator. However he reportedly is still on an ECMO machine that helps pump blood through his body.

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Times of India

'Historic': US surgeons successfully implant pig heart in human

The "historic" procedure took place Friday, the University of Maryland Medical School said in a statement on Monday.

2 years ago·India

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BBC News

Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant

David Bennett, 57, is doing well three days after surgery, doctors in Baltimore, Maryland, say.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

In A First, US Surgeons Successfully Implant Pig Heart In 57-Year-Old Man

The successful transplantation could become a milestone for xenotransplantation, or cross-species organ donation

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Maryland doctors transplant pig’s heart into human patient in medical first

Patient is doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery, doctors say, though it’s too soon to know if it is a success

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient

Over the years, scientists have turned from primates to pigs, tinkering with their genes.

2 years ago·India

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CTV News

In first, U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient

In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life and a Maryland hospital said Monday that he's doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery.

2 years ago·Canada

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