The landmark case will have much to teach; still, it turns back the clock to a time when immunosuppression was especially intense because we really didn t know what to expect.
David Bennett Sr, who had terminal heart disease and became the first person to receive a genetically modified pig heart, lived for 2 months following the transplant.
Duke University doctors say a baby is thriving after a first-of-its-kind heart transplant one that came with a bonus technique to try to help prevent rejection of the new organ.