First person to receive pig heart transplant dies after 2 months
5 years ago(FILES) This handout photo released by the University of Maryland School of Medicine on January 10, 2022 shows surgeons performing a transplant of a heart from a genetically modified pig to patient David Bennett, Sr., in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 7, 2022. - Bennett, 57, the first person to receive a pig heart transplant, died on March 8, 2022, two months after the historic procedure, the University of Maryland Medical System, which carried out the surgery said in a statement on March 9. (Photo by UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE " - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
The first person to receive a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig has died two months after the medical milestone, the hospital that carried out the surgery said Wednesday.…
