Germans to do pig-to-human heart transplants in two years

Pig hearts could soon be a viable option for those with certain heart conditions. — 123rf.com

Heart surgeons in Germany say they will be able to perform the first pig heart transplant on a human at a Munich hospital in two years at the most, with the outcome expected to be better than in the world’s first pig heart transplant last year.

“We are in the final phase,” heart surgeon Bruno Reichart, a member of the research team at the University Hospital Grosshadern, told dpa.