US surgeons successfully implant pig heart in human
5 years agoThis 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. - US surgeons have successfully implanted a heart from a genetically modified pig in a human patient, a first of its kind procedure, the University of Maryland Medical School said on January 10, 2022. The surgery took place on January 7, and demonstrates for the first time that an animal heart can survive in a human without immediate rejection, the medical school said in a statement. (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
US surgeons have successfully implanted a heart from a genetically modified pig in a 57-year-old man, a medical first that could one day help solve the chronic shortage of organ…
