2021
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa1101
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Xenotransplantation in the era of a zoonotic pandemic

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“…For this reason, the Food and Drug Administration has banned xenotransplantation between non-human primates and humans. 6 On the other hand, the hearts of pigs have numerous advantages: in addition to having a lower infectious risk, they are easily available, they have an adequate size to replace the human heart, and they are susceptible to genetic modifications. Nonetheless, non-human primates continue to be employed as receptor animals in preclinical studies due to their high similarity to humans.…”
Section: Heart Transplantation In Italymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For this reason, the Food and Drug Administration has banned xenotransplantation between non-human primates and humans. 6 On the other hand, the hearts of pigs have numerous advantages: in addition to having a lower infectious risk, they are easily available, they have an adequate size to replace the human heart, and they are susceptible to genetic modifications. Nonetheless, non-human primates continue to be employed as receptor animals in preclinical studies due to their high similarity to humans.…”
Section: Heart Transplantation In Italymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Jedoch sind solche Aussagen, die jegliche Gefahr pauschal negieren, unplausibel. Als worst case einer derartigen Xenozoonose ist wiederholt auf die Gefahr einer Pandemie hingewiesen worden – ein Vorbehalt, an den im Kontext der Corona-Pandemie nochmals erinnert worden ist 7 .…”
Section: Handlungsfolgenverantwortung: Das Sicherheitsproblemunclassified