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David Bennett, the 57-year old patient with terminal heart disease who made history as the first person to receive a genetically modified pig’s heart, unfortunately, passed away on March 8. Mr. Bennett received the transplant on January 7 and lived for two months following the surgery. His condition began deteriorating, and after it became clear …
The Historical First-of-Its-Kind Transplant at the University of Maryland Medical Center Was Patient’s Only Option for Survival after Being Deemed Ineligible for Traditional Transplant In a first-of-its-kind surgery, a 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease received a successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig heart and is still doing well three days later. It was the …