Recipient Of World’s First Heart Pump And Pig Kidney Transplant Dies At 54
Lisa Pisano, the woman who received the world’s first heart pump and pig kidney combined transplant passed away Sunday at the age of 54, CBS News reported. Pisano, a grandmother who underwent surgeries involving a mechanical heart pump and a gene-edited pig kidney transplant, underwent the procedures at the NYU Langone Transplant Institute, according to […]
NJ woman who received a pig kidney transplant plus a heart pump has died: ‘Just took a chance’
WASHINGTON — A woman who received a pig kidney transplant and also had an implanted device to keep her heart beating has died, her surgeon said Tuesday. Lisa Pisano was near death with kidney and heart failure when surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed two dramatic operations in April. The New Jersey woman initially appeared […]
North Carolina nurse saves Florida man’s life after noticing him having a heart attack in airport before boarding Knoxville flight
A Florida man said it was a “miracle” that a watchful nurse was nearby when he began having a heart attack at a North Carolina airport. Doctors said he probably would have died if she hadn’t acted quickly. Claire Selby was waiting to board a flight to Knoxville, Tennessee at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on […]