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Premature baby goes home after pioneering heart surgery
Aribella Duncan, born at 23 weeks and weighing 500g, underwent Scotland's first keyhole heart surgery to close a PDA and is now thriving at home, weighing 8lbs 9oz.
- Aribella Duncan, weighing only 1.1lbs, underwent pioneering heart surgery as a premature baby at Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.
- After attempts to close her Patent Ductus Arteriosus using medication failed, doctors used a minimally-invasive keyhole technique to seal the opening in her heart.
- Following the successful surgery, Aribella recovered quickly, started gaining weight rapidly, and was able to go home with her parents after months in the hospital.
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Premature baby undergoes new heart operation
The baby girl is now at a healthy weight and is thriving.
·Missoula, United States
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