Although it sounds like a science fiction story that doesn’t end well, it’s not real, but we have come to such a point in medicine today that we can transplant the organs of animals to humans. For example, five months ago, a pig kidney had been successfully transplanted into a human for the first time, and just two months ago, a pig heart had been successfully transplanted into a human.
The condition of the patient named David Bennett, whose pig heart was transplanted in the first three days after the seven-hour surgery, is improving; however, it was stated that it was not known how the future situation would be. Unfortunately, bad news came from Bennett today.
Bennett died two months after the operation
The University of Maryland Hospital, the hospital where the surgery took place, reported that Bennett, whose condition had deteriorated gradually in recent days, passed away today. In a statement made by the hospital spokesperson, Deborah Kotz, it was stated that the cause of Bennett’s death is not yet certain and there is no specific cause identified at the time of death; It was stated that after the cause of death was examined in detail, the results of the study would be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
In addition, in the statement made by Bartley Griffith, the doctor who performed the first successful pig-to-human heart transplant, it was noted that Bennett was a brave patient who fought to the end and his death caused great sadness.
On the other hand, an organ transplant specialist and an active role in Bennett’s recovery process, Dr. In the statement made by Muhammad Muhiuddin, it was stated that they learned that the genetically modified pig heart works well in the human body when the immune system is suppressed enough. Stating that they are optimistic about interspecies organ transplantation, Mohiuddin noted that clinical trials will continue.
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