First human pig heart transplant conducted by University of Maryland Medical Center, despite recipients not surviving more than three months.
In 2022, pioneering pig organ transplants were conducted on individuals in need, providing hope for the future despite the transplant recipients not surviving more than three months. The University of Maryland Medical Center performed the first-ever transplant of a pig heart into a human. While none of the patients survived, their families viewed the transplants as a success in terms of their objectives: to buy their loved ones more time and to support research that could lead to life-saving treatments in the future. The pig organ transplants aim to alleviate the global shortage of human organs and could potentially become as common as hip replacements due to the shortage of human organs.
August 30, 2024
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