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Longest-surviving heart transplant recipient recognised by Guinness World Records

Bert Janssen, the longest-surviving heart transplant patient, has been recognised by Guinness World Records. “The longest surviving heart transplant patient (male) is Bert Janssen (Netherlands, b. 8 June 1966), who

BREAKTHROUGH: Pig heart transplanted into US resident in first-of-its-kind surgery

David Bennett, a 57-year-old patient with terminal heart disease, has undergone a successful transplant of a genetically-modified pig’s heart — the first-operation-of-its-kind. According to a statement issued on Monday by

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