{"id":8022,"date":"2024-05-14T15:06:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T15:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=8022"},"modified":"2024-05-16T12:00:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T12:00:57","slug":"man-dies-two-months-after-receiving-first-pig-kidney-transplant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=8022","title":{"rendered":"Man dies two months after receiving first pig kidney transplant"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The first man to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has passed on two months after his successful operation, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) which carried out the procedure has said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Richard \u201cRick\u201d Slayman, 62, was battling with end-stage kidney disease prior to the operation in March.<\/p>\n

In a statement on Sunday, March 12, the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) clarified that there has not been any established indication that his death was a result of the transplant.<\/p>\n

According to the BBC report, the operation on Mr. Slayman was applauded as a historic milestone because transplants of other organs from genetically modified pigs have not been successful in the past.<\/p>\n

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Aside his suffer from kidney disease, Richard Slayman was also dealing with Type 2 diabetes and hypertension.<\/p>\n

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The BBC said Slayman had received a human kidney transplant in 2018 which failed after five years. The reason, he needed another kidney transplant.<\/p>\n

According to doctors who operated on Slayman, he no longer needed dialysis after the new pig kidney transplanted on him was said to be functioning well.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Slayman will forever be seen as a beacon of hope to countless transplant patients worldwide and we are deeply grateful for his trust and willingness to advance the field of xenotransplantation,\u201d MGH said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Xenotransplantation is the transplanting of living cells, tissues or organs from one species to another.<\/p>\n

MGH said it was \u201cdeeply saddened\u201d at his sudden death and offered condolences to his family.<\/p>\n

Mr Slayman\u2019s relatives said his story was an inspiration.<\/p>\n

\u201cRick said that one of the reasons he underwent this procedure was to provide hope for the thousands of people who need a transplant to survive,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n

\u201cRick accomplished that goal and his hope and optimism will endure forever.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo us, Rick was a kind-hearted man with a quick-witted sense of humour who was fiercely dedicated to his family, friends, and co-workers,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n

While Mr Slayman received the first pig kidney to be transplanted into a human, it is not the first pig organ to be used in a transplant procedure.<\/p>\n

Two other patients have received pig heart transplants, but those procedures were unsuccessful as the recipients died a few weeks later.<\/p>\n

In one case, there were signs the patient\u2019s immune system had\u00a0rejected the organ, which is a common risk in transplants.<\/p>\n

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Source:bbc.com<\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Man dies two months after receiving first pig kidney transplant<\/a> first appeared on 3News<\/a>.<\/p>

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