NEW YORK — Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Lisa Pisano’s combination of ...
Editor’s Note (7/9/24): Lisa Pisano passed away on July 7. The heart pump that was implanted in Pisano failed to supply enough blood to her transplanted pig kidney, and the organ was removed on May 29 ...
A woman who received a pig kidney transplant—along with an implanted device to keep her heart beating—has died, her surgeon announced Tuesday. Despite the dialysis and implanted heart pump, Pisano ...
Doctors have transplanted a pig kidney into a New Jersey woman who was near death, part of a dramatic pair of surgeries that also stabilized her failing heart. Lisa Pisano’s combination of heart and ...
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Emory doctors' experimental heart pump makes history
Doctors at Emory University Hospital have made history by becoming the first group in the U.S. to successfully implant a new experimental heart pump that is designed to help patients dealing with ...
Severe pediatric cardiac decompensation has a mortality risk of 50-65% and is the leading cause of death in children. Heart transplantation is the current standard of care for end-stage pediatric ...
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