She has an extraordinary heart

A British girl became the first heart transplant patient in the UK and around the world to have an active heart again after the donated heart was removed.

Hannah Clark (Photo: telegraph) Hannah Clark in southern Wales had an abnormal heart transplant surgery 10 years ago when the donated heart was placed next to the heart. real. However, recently, some complications occur when her body reacts badly to the medicine used to prevent new heart elimination. So doctors have come to the decision to remove transplanted hearts.

"We found the fact that her original heart is now functioning normally," said a spokeswoman for Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in London. "So we decided to remove the heart transplant, reconnect the old heart and it worked normally. She is now very healthy . "

He added: "We will be surprised if someone finds a second case. This is probably the first case in the world."

The Egyptian doctor, Magdi Yacoub, who performed the surgery for Clark 10 years ago, also participated in counseling for the surgery on February 20. He said he was happy that her heart had recovered well.

"Her heart has almost completely recovered. It is now a normal heart. What a happy ending , " he said.

Medical experts say that the surgery is an important development in treating people with cardiomyopathy, in case the heart is swollen and underperformed.

"Surgeons used to think that if a heart is working poorly because of an infection, it can recover on its own if it is rested. This is exactly the case. The patient's heart is rested, " said Professor Peter Weissberg of the British Heart Institute.

He said Clark's problem could now be solved by installing a temporary device that could be removed after a few months, but that measure 10 years ago did not exist.

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