U.S. doctors have transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life — a first for medical science.
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.
"It was either die or do this transplant. I want to live. I know it’s a shot in the dark, but it’s my last choice," Bennett said a day before the surgery, according to a statement provided by the University of Maryland School of Medicine., driving scientists to try to figure out how to use animal organs instead. Last year, there were just over 3,800 heart transplants in the U.S.
"I think you can characterize it as a watershed event," Dr. David Klassen, UNOS’ chief medical officer, said of the Maryland transplant. The Maryland transplant takes their experiment to the next level, said Dr. Robert Montgomery, who led that experiment at NYU Langone Health.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient | AP NewsBREAKING; In a medical first, doctors transplanted a pig heart into a human in a last-ditch effort to save his life. A Maryland hospital says the patient is doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery.
Read more »
In 1st, US Surgeons Transplant Pig Heart Into Human PatientU.S. doctors have transplanted a pig heart into a patient in a last-ditch effort to save his life — a first for medical science
Read more »
In 1st, US surgeons transplant pig heart into human patientWhile it’s too soon to know if the operation really will work, it marks a step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants. Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center say the transplant showed that a heart from a genetically modified animal can function in the human body without immediate rejection.
Read more »
Rachael Rollins, 1st Black woman named US attorney for Massachusetts, to be sworn in MondayRachel Rollins will become the first Black woman to ever serve as a U.S. attorney for the Massachusetts district once she's sworn in on Monday.
Read more »
Poet, activist Maya Angelou becomes 1st Black woman to appear on US quarterAngelou, who died in 2014 at the age of 86, rose to international prominence after the publication of her groundbreaking autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.'
Read more »
MJ Rodriguez becomes 1st trans actress to win a Golden GlobeOn Sunday, Michaela Jaé Mj Rodriguez, 31, took home a Golden Globe for best actress in a TV drama for her role as house mother and nurse Blanca on the FX show 'Pose.'
Read more »