First-ever combined heart pump & gene-edited pig kidney transplant gives new hope to patient with terminal illness
On Apr. 24, 2024, surgeons at NYU Langone Health announced they had performed the first combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgery.
The patient was a 54-year-old woman with heart and kidney failure, and the procedure represents a confluence of advances that showcase the possibility and hope of modern medicine.
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Source: NYU Langone
Credit: This complex intervention is the sixth human xenotransplant surgery performed by the NYU Langone Transplant Institute and orchestrated by Dr. Robert Montgomery; Photo Credit: Joe Carrotta.
