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Success for pig-to-baboon heart transplants

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A modified protocol has enabled baboons that received transplanted pig hearts to survive for more than six months. This improvement on previous efforts brings pig-to-human heart transplants a step closer.… Click to show full abstract

A modified protocol has enabled baboons that received transplanted pig hearts to survive for more than six months. This improvement on previous efforts brings pig-to-human heart transplants a step closer. An improved protocol for heart xenotransplantation.

Keywords: heart; pig baboon; baboon heart; heart transplants; success pig

Journal Title: Nature
Year Published: 2018

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