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Medical Science News: Patients experiencing heart failure are eligible for heart transplantation. Whereas, patients with kidney failure are eligible for kidney transplantation if they are lucky. But, there is little hope for patients facing both kidney and heart failure as it is difficult to get both the organs at the right time. In a case in America, a woman suffering from both serious problems has been transplanted with a pig kidney and heart device. Earlier, a pig's kidney was transplanted into the body of an American man.
According to a report, the heart and kidneys of 54-year-old Lisa Pisano, a resident of New Jersey, America, had reached the last stage. Doctors at NYU Langone Health decided to solve his problem in two steps. First, a pumping device was implanted in Lisa's heart. As soon as the procedure was successful, he was transplanted with a genetically modified pig kidney. According to the announcement of the NYU team, Lisa is now completely healthy.
With this, Lisa became the first woman and second patient to receive a pig kidney. According to Dr. Robert Montgomery of NYU Langone, about 808,000 patients in the United States have end-stage kidney disease. But, last year only 27,000 people could get kidney transplant. Lisa discovers a new scientific method of regeneration from pig kidneys. It is noteworthy that Lisa's health was so bad that she had given up hope of living.
Doctors implanted an LVAD to power Lisa's heart on April 4 and a pig kidney on April 12. At this time it is not possible to predict the long-term success of this surgery, but so far he has not rejected the new organ. This case is a ray of hope for many patients waiting for kidney transplant.