Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Fla. teen leaving hospital after two heart transplants
MIAMI (AP) -- A 14-year-old South Carolina girl is finally going home, after having two heart transplants in the past four months, and surviving on an artificial heart for the 118 days in between.
Surgeons at Holtz Children's Hospital in Miami believe this is the first time that two pumping devices have been used to temporarily replace the heart of a pediatric patient.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
