Virus 'killed' world's first pig heart transplant patient - CanIndia News


5/6/2022 12:00:00 AM3 yearsago

David Bennett Sr, a US citizen who became the world’s first patient to receive a genetically-modified pig’s heart, may have died two months later because of a porcine virus, a preventable infection that is linked to devastating effects on transplants. Accordi…

David Bennett Sr, a US citizen who became the world’s first patient to receive a genetically-modified pig’s heart, may have died two months later because of a porcine virus, a preventable infection t… [+1861 chars]

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