Genetically engineered pig hearts successfully transplanted into two brain-dead humans

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49220login-checkGenetically engineered pig hearts successfully transplanted into two brain-dead humans

A team at NYU Langone Health successfully transplanted two genetically engineered pig hearts into recently deceased humans in June and July, part of an effort to create a xenotransplantation protocol for people with heart disease.

The two xenotransplants were performed June 16 and July 6 with two recently deceased donors maintained on ventilator support at NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital. The team of surgeons then monitored heart function for 3 days for each donor.
Read the full article in Healio.

492200login-checkGenetically engineered pig hearts successfully transplanted into two brain-dead humans
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