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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Jeremy Armstrong

Toddler who was kept alive with mobile heart finally gets transplant after 2-year wait

A toddler who became the first child in the UK to use a mobile heart has finally received a ­ transplant, after a two-year wait.

Grace Westwood was born with a damaged left ventricle in November 2019 and fell seriously ill months later.

She was kept alive with a Berlin heart device, but doctors admit it is rare for children to be on them for so long.

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