First successful pig-to-human heart transplant may offer new options for patients

• A team of surgeons from the University of Maryland School of Medicine recently transplanted a genetically-modified pig heart into a 57-year-old male from Baltimore, MD.
• The patient, who had arrhythmia, was not a viable candidate for the heart transplant list or an artificial heart pump.
• The pig heart had 10 genetic modifications, including the removal of four pig genes and the addition of six human genes.
• The surgical team hopes the continued success of this transplant will provide a new way to help those on the organ donor list.
• However, some in the medical community question the ethical considerations of this type of transplant

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