In a first, U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
2 years, 11 months ago

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

The Hindu  

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. I know it’s a shot in the dark, but it’s my last choice,” Mr. Bennett said a day before the surgery, according to a statement provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine. "If this works, there will be an endless supply of these organs for patients who are suffering,” said Dr. Muhammad Mohiuddin, scientific director of the Maryland university's animal-to-human transplant program. “I think you can characterize it as a watershed event,” Dr. David Klassen, UNOS’ chief medical officer, said of the Maryland transplant. Dr. Bartley Griffith, who performed the surgery, said the patient’s condition — heart failure and an irregular heartbeat — made him ineligible for a human heart transplant or a heart pump.

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