The
groundbreaking and experimental heart transplantation of a genetically modified
pig heart into a human heart connection just last after two months when the human
transplanted by it dies. The cause of death is not yet cleared but it is
possible the human body reject the pig’s heart though they modified it so that
the human body will not reject it.?
David Bennet
Sr. – 57-year-old resident of Maryland USA is the first human to be
transplanted by a genetically modified pig heart dies just two months after the
heart surgery. He received the transplant on January 7,2022 and die on March
8,2022.
The animal organ
surgery is an alternative and possible solution to human organ shortage to
prevent recipients from dying while on the waiting list.
“David Bennett, the world’s first recipient of
genetically modified pig heart, died yesterday at the University of Maryland
Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore, the hospital announced today in a
statement.
Bennett, 57, passed away 2 months
after receiving the porcine heart during a groundbreaking procedure performed
by cardiothoracic surgeon Bartley Griffith, MD (University of Maryland Medical
Center). Bennett’s condition deteriorated in the past several days, the
hospital said, but the reasons for his death were not immediately known. “The
surgeon-scientists are in the process of investigating the causes of death and
plan to submit their findings to a peer-reviewed journal,” a UMMC spokesperson
told TCTMD.
The first-in-human pig heart
transplant garnered worldwide fascination and led many to speculate
about the future of
xenotransplantation. After surgery, the transplanted pig heart performed well
for several weeks and showed no signs of rejection. Bennett was able to spend
time with family and watched the Super Bowl, according to UMMC.”"" (TCTMD)
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