Transplant “The size of the pig’s heart and its anatomy lend themselves fairly well to the replacement of the human heart”

Published on : 11/01/2022 – 16:57

American surgeons at the University of Maryland have successfully transplanted a heart from a genetically modified pig into a 57-year-old American patient. A world first that raises many hopes.

The operation showed for the first time that an animal heart might continue to function inside a human without immediate rejection. More than 6,000 people who need transplants die each year in the United States. This world first will provide an essential new option for patients in the future. The explanations of Professor Philippe Menasché, cardiac surgeon at the Georges-Pompidou European Hospital.

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