47 days after becoming the second patient to receive a new kidney from a gene-modified pig, a woman has had to have the organ removed Lisa Pisano's body had not rejected the organ, but a heart pump she was also using failed to maintain good blood supply to the organ Pisano is in the hospital and has been switched back to standard kidney dialysis WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- A woman who was the second person to ever receive a kidney from a genetically modified pig has had the transplanted organ removed due to complications linked to a heart pump she is using, her doctors said. Lisa Pisano, 54, remains hospitalized and has been transferred back to kidney dialysis after having the transplanted organ removed. The organ, transplanted 47 days earlier, had not been rejected by her body.
However, Pisano is battling both kidney failure and heart failure, and a heart pump that she needed to survive failed to provide adequate blood supply to the new kidney, doctors at NYU Langone Transplant Institute in New York City told the . “Lisa is in stable condition, and her left ventricular assist device [heart pump] is still functioning,” said , who directs the Institute. “We are hoping to get Lisa back home to her family soon.
” He told the that “Lisa is a pioneer and a hero in the effort to create a sustainable option for people waiting for an organ transplant." They noted that Pisano is the first patient with a heart pump to undergo any kind of organ transplant. Patie.
