The first person to have his failing heart replaced with that of a genetically altered pig in a groundbreaking operation died Tuesday afternoon at the University of Maryland Medical Center, two months after the transplant surgery.

He died two months after undergoing the groundbreaking transplant.

The first person to receive a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig has died two months after the medical milestone, the hospital that carried out the surgery said Wednesday.

The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday.

The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday.

The man's son praised the hospital for offering the last-ditch experiment

The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday.

Pig had been genetically modified with human genes in hope of delaying rejection of organ

David Bennett Sr., the 57-year-old patient, spent his final moments with family and left behind a legacy that has touched millions worldwide.

David Bennett received the heart two months earlier, with no apparent short-term complications, and his cause of death is still unclear.

A 57-year-old Maryland man who had received a genetically modified pig heart in a first-of-its-kind transplant surgery has died, the University of Maryland Medical Center said Wednesday.

David Bennett Sr, 57, had his failing heart replaced with that of a pig's in January 2022 at University of Maryland | OpIndia News

David Bennett's condition began deteriorating several days ago, the hospital said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that Bennett was given "compassionate palliative care" after it became clear that he would not recover.

David Bennett, the man who made history earlier this year when he became the first person in the world to receive a heart transplanted from a pig, has died

The first person to receive a pig heart transplant has died two months after the historic procedure, according to the hospital that carried out the surgery.

The surgery marked the first time that a genetically-modified animal heart can function as a human heart without being immediately rejected by the body.

The University of Maryland announced that the 57-year-old man died Tuesday, two months after the groundbreaking experiment.

ANNAPOLIS, March 9 — A 57-year-old man with terminal heart disease who made history as the first person to receive a genetically modified pig’s heart died yesterday afternoon at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC), the hospital said. David Bennett received the transplant on Jan...

A Maryland hospital says the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died.

Maryland hospital announced that David Bennett, 57, died on Tuesday. No exact cause of death has yet been established, but doctors said his condition had been deteriorating for several days.

David Bennett Sr. had received a heart from a genetically modified pig, a procedure that may yet offer hope to millions of Americans needing transplants.

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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.

His cause of death was not immediately clear.

Bennett's son praised the hospital for offering the last-ditch experiment, saying the family hoped it would help further efforts to end the organ shortage.