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A New Jersey woman, too ill for a traditional transplant, received a groundbreaking pig kidney and heart pump in a pioneering surgery. This innovative procedure, involving pig organs, marks a significant medical advancement in xenotransplantation, offering hope for extending lives.

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A groundbreaking medical feat took place at NYU Langone Health in New York, where a team of surgeons successfully conducted the world's first combined heart pump and pig kidney transplant. The revolutionary surgery was performed on a New Jersey woman who was too ill to receive a human organ transplant. The procedure involved implanting a heart pump to support her failing heart while also transplanting a pig kidney to aid her failing kidneys [1][2][3].

The pig kidney used in the transplant was genetically modified to reduce the risk of immediate rejection. This innovative approach of using pig organs, known as xenotransplantation, represents a major advancement in the field of organ transplantation and offers hope for patients who are in critical need of organ replacements. The patient's condition subsequently improved after the surgery, with her kidneys showing promising signs of functionality [4][5][6].

The successful operation demonstrates the potential for using animal organs to address the organ shortage crisis and offers a glimpse into the future of transplantation medicine. By utilizing genetically modified pig organs in combination with advanced medical devices, such as heart pumps, doctors are pioneering new possibilities for extending and improving the quality of life for patients in need of organ transplants [7][8][9].

The innovative procedure has garnered widespread attention from various media outlets worldwide, highlighting the significance of this medical breakthrough and its implications for the future of organ transplantation. The remarkable success of the combined heart pump and pig kidney transplant marks a significant milestone in medical history and opens up new avenues for life-saving treatments [10][11][12].

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Surgeons Perform World’s First Combined Heart Pump And Pig Kidney Transplant—Latest Breakthrough Involving Pig Organ

forbesafricacom - 10 days ago - TOPLINE Surgeons at NYU Langone Health announced Wednesday they completed the world’s first successful combined heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgeries on a 54-year-old woman with end-stage kidney disease, a landmark procedure that closely follows the first successful transplant of a pig kidney in late March. KEY FACTS Lisa Pisano, a 54-year-old woman from New Jersey, was […]

https://www.forbesafrica.com/health/2024/04/24/surgeons-perform-worlds-first-combined-heart-pump-and-pig-kidney-transplant-latest-breakthrough-involving-pig-organ/

Grandmother without long to live gets breakthrough pig kidney transplant

NY Post - 10 days ago - On Wednesday, doctors from NYU Langone detailed the complex procedures, one of which involved a pig kidney transplant.

https://nypost.com/2024/04/24/lifestyle/grandmother-gets-breakthrough-treatment-thanks-to-pig-kidney/

Too sick for a traditional transplant, N.J. woman receives pig kidney and heart pump

postgazettecom - 10 days ago - Lisa Pisano is only the second patient ever to receive a pig kidney — following a landmark transplant last month at Massachusetts General Hospital — and the latest in a string of attempts to make animal-to-human transplantation a reality.

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2024/04/24/transplant-new-jersey-woman-pig-kidney-heart-pump/stories/202404240108

A new kind of gene-edited pig kidney was just transplanted into a person

technologyreviewcom - 10 days ago - A New Jersey woman is the second living recipient of a pig kidney.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/04/24/1091734/pig-kidney-transplant-thymus/

Woman Receives Genetically Modified Pig Kidney Transplant after Heart Pump Surgery

Scientific American - 10 days ago - A woman with life-threatening heart and kidney disease became the second person ever to receive a genetically modified pig kidney and the first person to receive a heart pump and a transplanted organ together

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/woman-receives-genetically-modified-pig-kidney-transplant-after-heart-pump/

Woman too sick for human organ receives pig kidney transplant

Washington Examiner - 10 days ago - Doctors successfully transplanted a pig kidney into a woman who was too sick for a "traditional" organ transplant on Wednesday.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/2977717/woman-too-sick-human-organ-receives-pig-kidney-transplant/

Surgeons Perform World’s First Combined Heart Pump And Pig Kidney Transplant—Latest Breakthrough Involving Pig Organ

Forbes - 10 days ago - The procedure was carried out in two separate surgeries over the course of 12 days.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/caileygleeson/2024/04/24/surgeons-perform-worlds-first-combined-heart-pump-and-pig-kidney-transplant-latest-breakthrough-involving-pig-organ/

Doctors perform first-ever combined heart pump and pig kidney transplant

CBS News - 10 days ago - For the first time, surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed a combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant into a living person.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/first-combined-heart-pump-and-pig-kidney-transplant/

Doctors combine a pig kidney transplant and a heart device

NBC news - 10 days ago - Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a pair of surgeries that also stabilized her heart.

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/doctors-combine-pig-kidney-transplant-heart-device-rcna149166

New Jersey woman recovering after receiving successful pig kidney transplant

Fox News - 10 days ago - Doctors at NYU Langone Health performed a groundbreaking series of surgeries on a New Jersey woman facing kidney failure. Lisa Pisano received a pig kidney transplant.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/new-jersey-woman-recovering-receiving-successful-pig-kidney-transplant

Doctors Combined a Heart Pump and Pig Kidney Transplant in Breakthrough Surgery

Wired - 10 days ago - In the first procedure of its kind, a 54-year-old New Jersey woman received a genetically engineered pig kidney and thymus after getting a heart pump.

https://www.wired.com/story/combined-heart-pump-pig-kidney-transplant-surgery/

NYU Doctors Perform First-Ever Pig Kidney Transplant Combined With Heart Pump Implant

Gizmodo - 10 days ago - A 54-year-old patient is recovering after undergoing a novel xenotransplantation procedure.

https://gizmodo.com/first-pig-kidney-transplant-heart-pump-nyu-1851431849

Woman has combined pig kidney transplant and heart pump implant in world first

SkyNews - 10 days ago - The 54-year-old patient is said to be recovering well after having a pig kidney as part of a double surgical procedure which also saw her fitted with a mechanical pump to keep her heart beating.

https://news.sky.com/story/woman-has-combined-pig-kidney-transplant-and-heart-pump-implant-in-world-first-13122116

A woman with failing kidneys receives genetically modified pig organs

NPR - 10 days ago - Surgeons transplanted a kidney and thymus gland from a gene-edited pig into a 54-year-old woman in an attempt to extend her life. It's the latest experimental use of animal organs in humans.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/24/1246577224/gene-edited-pig-kidney-transplant-nyu

Surgeons perform first combined heart pump and pig kidney transplant | CNN

CNN - 10 days ago -

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/health/combined-heart-pump-pig-kidney-transplant/index.html