US EditionSurgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save a dying man
- Surgeons at the University of Maryland Medicine have successfully transplanted a pig's heart into a dying Navy veteran, marking the second time this experimental procedure has been performed. The patient, who was ineligible for a traditional heart transplant due to other health problems, had an early positive response to the pig organ.
- The University of Maryland Medicine team used a pig heart from Revivicor, a company that genetically modifies pig organs to be more compatible with the human immune system. This development offers hope for xenotransplants, as previous attempts at animal-to-human organ transplants failed due to immune rejection.
- The Food and Drug Administration's approval of this second case suggests that they are not yet ready to permit a clinical trial for pig heart transplants. Other hospitals have also been conducting studies on pig kidneys and hearts to advance xenotransplantation research.
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Miracle surgery: US surgeons carry out second pig heart transplant in world, save dying man
In a miraculous surgery, the heart of a pig was transplanted into a dying by surgeons in the United States to prolong his life. This experiment made the patient the second human ever in the world to undergo such an experimental feat.
Maryland doctors performed the second pig heart transplant in history to a 58-year-old man with heart failure.
Surgeons perform second pig heart transplant, trying to save Maryland man
Surgeons have transplanted a pig's heart into a dying man in a bid to prolong his life – only the second patient to ever undergo such an experimental feat. Two days later, the man was cracking jokes and able to sit in a chair, Maryland doctors said Friday.
Last year, a person received a genetically modified animal heart for the first time — but the patient died months later. A second procedure has now been successful.
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