Breakthrough in Medicine: Pig Heart Transplant into Humans | WION Podcast
In a world-first achievement, surgeons at NYU Langone Health successfully transplanted genetically engineered pig hearts into two brain-dead patients. This pioneering procedure offers hope in addressing the critical shortage of human organs for transplant. The hearts showed normal function and no signs of rejection during the three-day experiment. With previous successful trials of pig kidneys, the research moves closer to clinical trials. While still in early stages, this advancement could one day revolutionize organ transplantation and save countless lives.
