Porcine cytomegalovirus found in body of David Bennett Sr., man who received pig heart transplant in last effort to save life - WLS-TV
5/6/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
by LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer
Porcine cytomegalovirus was found in the body of David Bennett Sr., a man who received a pig heart transplant in a last-ditch effort to save his life.
MARYLAND -- Researchers trying to learn what killed the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig have discovered the organ harbored an animal virus but cannot yet say if it played any ro… [+2794 chars]
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