Tag: Pig Kidney
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BREAKTHROUGH! 54-yr-old grandma receives first pig kidney transplant, mechanical heart
A 54-year-old grandmother has successfully received the first-ever combined pig kidney and mechanical heart pump transplant. Lisa Pisano, a New Jersey native with end-stage kidney disease and heart failure, was not a candidate for heart and kidney transplant due to the shortage of human organ donations and chronic health conditions that minimized her likelihood of…
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BREAKTHROUGH: U.S. surgeons successfully test pig kidney transplant in human patient
For the first time, a pig kidney has been transplanted into a human without triggering immediate rejection by the recipient’s immune system, a potentially major advance that could eventually help alleviate a dire shortage of human organs for transplant. The procedure done at NYU Langone Health in New York City involved use of a pig…