„It creates the pulse, it creates the pressure, it is his heart,” said Dr. Bartley Griffith, who performed the operation at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Pigs have an overall shorter lifespan, I'm curious how long said heart would be useful. if it really works- it can be huge achievement. “I said, ‘We can’t give you a human heart; you don’t qualify. But maybe we can use one from an animal, a pig,” Dr. Griffith recalled. “It’s never been done before, but we think we can do it.’”