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Montevideo, December 23rd 2024 - 06:09 UTC

Tag: David Bennett

  • Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

    Pig heart transplant patient dies

    Bennett was fully informed of the risks of the procedure, which would be experimental with unknown risks and benefits.

    The 57-year-old patient with a terminal heart condition, who became the first person to receive a genetically modified pig heart, has died Tuesday, the University of Maryland Medical Center in the United States reported.

  • Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 13:51 UTC

    Heart of a genetically modified pig implanted to a human in Maryland

    Bennett had been connected for months to a heart-lung bypass machine to keep him alive since he was not apt for a traditional organ transplant.

    A team of surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical School announced on Monday they had implanted the heart of a genetically modified pig into a human being. Considered a world first, doctors hailed the transplant a “historic milestone”.