Posts by Richard N. Pierson III, MD
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Driving Pig Organ Xenotransplantation Towards Clinical Trials
Massachusetts General Hospital research is driving improved results in preclinical xenotransplantation models, paving the way for future human clinical trials.
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Opinion: Now's the Time to Identify Candidates for Pig-to-Human Heart Transplantation
Now that cardiac xenotransplantation appears to be within reach, physicians are considering what groups of patients with life-threatening cardiac disease might be ethically appropriate to be offered participation in the initial clinical trials.
Cardiovascular Care at Mass General
At Mass General, our world-class physicians and nurses specialize in specific forms of both heart and vascular disease, and work closely together to offer leading treatments and preventive care for cardiovascular conditions.