A 54-year-old New Jersey woman has received both a gene-edited pig kidney transplant and a left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The patient had both heart failure and end-stage kidney disease requiring dialysis. Due to having several chronic medical conditions, she was not considered a candidate for a heart and kidney transplant from a human donor.Continue reading “First-ever Kidney Xenotransplant with LVAD”
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New Xenotransplantation Milestone for Kidneys
March is National Kidney Month, and surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital, known as Mass General, have transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into a 62-year-old man. The new kidney began producing urine shortly after the surgery last week, and the patient’s condition has improved significantly. Doctors expect the patient to be discharged soon.Continue reading “New Xenotransplantation Milestone for Kidneys”
Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant Update
Lawrence Faucette, who had end-stage heart disease, received a genetically modified pig heart transplant at the University of Maryland Medical Center on Sept. 20, 2023. He passed away on Monday, October 30, just six weeks after he received the xenotransplant. He had been making progress after the surgery, going to physical therapy and spending timeContinue reading “Pig-to-Human Heart Transplant Update”
Xenotransplantation – the Future of Transplant?
Recently, a 58-year-old man received a heart transplant using a donor heart that came from a pig. This is only the second instance of a pig-to-human heart transplant. Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center performed the surgery on September 20, 2023. The heart came from a genetically modified pig grown by Revivcor, aContinue reading “Xenotransplantation – the Future of Transplant?”
Xenotransplantation – Solution to Organ Shortage?
A pig-to-human xenotransplant resulted in successful kidney function in a deceased human with chronic kidney disease, possibly offering a future solution to the organ shortage crisis. The subject, a brain-dead 52-year-old man, was transplanted with crossmatch-compatible pig kidneys with ten genetic modifications at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine. Other hospitalsContinue reading “Xenotransplantation – Solution to Organ Shortage?”
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