BALTIMORE — The University of Maryland School of Medicine faculty scientists and clinicians made history this week, performing a successful transplant of a pig heart into an adult patient with end-stage heart disease.⁠ ⁠ The transplant was the only currently available option for the 57-year-old patient.⁠ ⁠ It demonstrated for the first time that a genetically-modified animal heart can function like a human heart without immediate rejection by the body.⁠ ⁠ Click the link in our bio to watch the full video!⁠ umbaltimore erinmac16 ⁠ ⁠ #topnews #health #bewell #medical #doctors #umd #breakthrough #science #medicine #medstudent #physician #scientist #healthcare #heart #future #treatment