Pig Heart Miracle: How a Man Survived with a Swine Organ | VIDEO

Man Lives with Pig Heart for a Month: Doctors Stunned

Story Summary | Man with pig heart shocks the world

A 57-year-old Maryland man, was dying from a rare heart condition and had no other options.
He agreed to be the first human to receive a pig heart transplant in a controversial and experimental surgery at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
The pig heart was genetically modified to reduce the risk of rejection by the human immune system.
One month after the surgery the man is still alive and recovering at the hospital. Doctors say they see no signs of rejection or infection in his new heart.
The man says he feels grateful for the second chance at life and hopes his story will inspire others.
The pig heart transplant is a potential solution for the shortage of human donor organs, but it also raises ethical and social questions about animal welfare and human identity.

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