{"id":3789,"date":"2022-01-19T20:45:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T04:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allocare.caredx.com\/?p=3789"},"modified":"2022-01-19T20:45:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T04:45:37","slug":"first-successful-pig-to-human-heart-transplant-may-offer-new-options-for-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app-allocare-wordpress-linux-prod.azurewebsites.net\/indexphp\/post\/2022\/01\/19\/first-successful-pig-to-human-heart-transplant-may-offer-new-options-for-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"First successful pig-to-human heart transplant may offer new options for patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"3789\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"2\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>\n<ul><li><strong>A team of surgeons from the University of Maryland School of Medicine recently transplanted a genetically-modified pig heart into a 57-year-old male from Baltimore, MD.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The patient, who had arrhythmia, was not a viable candidate for the heart transplant list or an artificial heart pump.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The pig heart had 10 genetic modifications, including the removal of four pig genes and the addition of six human genes.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The surgical team hopes the continued success of this transplant will provide a new way to help those on the organ donor list.<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>However, some in the medical community question the ethical considerations of this type of transplant<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalnewstoday.com\/articles\/first-successful-pig-to-human-heart-transplant-may-offer-new-options-for-patients#A-look-at-xenotransplantation\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"3789\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"2\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loading A team of surgeons from the University of Maryland School of Medicine recently transplanted a genetically-modified pig heart into a 57-year-old male from Baltimore, MD. 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