Her kidneys failed. Heart, too. A pig was the answer

Published 4:37 PM EDT, Thu April 25, 2024
02:07 - Source: CNN
Her kidneys failed. Heart, too. A pig was the answer

Doctors told 54-year-old Lisa Pisano that she had weeks, even days to live, because both her heart and kidneys were failing. The double-whammy made a regular organ transplant impossible, but the dire situation meant surgeons at NYU Langone could instead try a more experimental approach using genetically altered pigs.