Pig heart transplant into a human

[Torn Mind]

U.S. man recovering after 'breakthrough' pig-heart transplant

A U.S. man with terminal heart disease was implanted with a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind surgery, and three days later the patient is doing well, his doctors reported on Monday.

www.reuters.com

First successful one performed on a Maryland man.

Pig was genetically altered.

 

[VirtualLarry]

ManBearPig can't be far behind...

 

[BoomerD]

Haven't they used pig heart valves for many years?

 

[Mai72]

I want my brian taken out for a dog brain!!

I joke...

 

[GrumpyMan]

Does he now like to watch Deliverance?

 

[Zorba]

Haven't they used pig heart valves for many years?

Yes, that is different than a whole heart, though, obviously.

 

[Scarpozzi]

ManBearPig can't be far behind...

I saw the news and came here to say, we're only one surgery away....

 

[HomerJS]

U.S. man recovering after 'breakthrough' pig-heart transplant

A U.S. man with terminal heart disease was implanted with a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind surgery, and three days later the patient is doing well, his doctors reported on Monday.

www.reuters.com

First successful one performed on a Maryland man.

Pig was genetically altered.

What does that mean? Is it like that episode of Black Mirror? The Prime Minister and the pig?

 

[Torn Mind]

And the guy is now dead because the heart had a virus.

Virus found in pig heart used in human transplant - WTOP News

Researchers trying to learn what killed the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig have discovered the organ harbored an animal virus but cannot yet say if it played any role in the man’s death.

wtop.com

A Maryland man, 57-year-old David Bennett Sr., died in March, two months after the groundbreaking experimental transplant. University of Maryland doctors said Thursday they found an unwelcome surprise — viral DNA inside the pig heart. They did not find signs that this bug, called porcine cytomegalovirus, was causing an active infection.

The Maryland team said the donor pig was healthy, had passed testing required by the Food and Drug Administration to check for infections, and was raised in a facility designed to prevent animals from spreading infections. Revivicor, the company that provided the animal, declined to comment.
Griffith said his patient, while very ill, had been recovering fairly well from the transplant when one morning he woke up worse, with symptoms similar to an infection. Doctors ran numerous tests to try to understand the cause, and gave Bennett a variety of antibiotics, antiviral medication and an immune-boosting treatment. But the pig heart became swollen, filled with fluid and eventually quit functioning.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Big yikes

 

[nakedfrog]

Pig yikes

FTFY

 

[Scarpozzi]

Pig heart in a man....I still can't bear it.

 

[Torn Mind]

This is how Goku gets ended before the Androids arrive.

Pig heart in a man....I still can't bear it.

I see what you did.

ManBearPig.

 

[uclaLabrat]

The article says unclear if virus was cause of death.

 

[pete6032]

And the guy is now dead because the heart had a virus.

Virus found in pig heart used in human transplant - WTOP News

Researchers trying to learn what killed the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig have discovered the organ harbored an animal virus but cannot yet say if it played any role in the man’s death.

wtop.com

So, supposing we hit the man's pig heart with a tremendous — whether it’s ultraviolet or just very powerful light — and I think that hasn’t been checked, but you’re going to test it. And then I said, supposing you brought the light inside the body, which you can do either through the skin or in some other way, and I think you said you’re going to test that, too. It sounds interesting. And then I see the disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute. One minute. And is there a way we can do something like that, by injection inside or almost a cleaning. So it would be interesting to check that.

 

[Scarpozzi]

The article says unclear if virus was cause of death.

It may have been a fluke.

 

[Scarpozzi]

I should add that people needing heart transplants often have had pig hearts inside their bodies before needing the transplants....food for thought. (specifically, sketchy memphis bbq)

 

[Red Squirrel]

Waking up from that surgery is the tricky bit. The patients are known to become violent and think they're a cop and just randomly start yelling "STOP RESISTING!" to everyone. It can take a few hours for that to stop until the anesthesia wears off completely.

 

[Zorba]

Waking up from that surgery is the tricky bit. The patients are known to become violent and think they're a cop and just randomly start yelling "STOP RESISTING!" to everyone. It can take a few hours for that to stop until the anesthesia wears off completely.