Doctors told me to abort my baby after he was diagnosed with a heart condition when I was 20 weeks pregnant - but next month he'll start school

Doctors told me to abort my baby after he was diagnosed with a heart condition when I was 20 weeks pregnant - but next month he'll start school

A MUM who planned son's funeral diagnosed with life-threatening condition when she weeks told how has beaten the odds will start school next Zack Murphy has undergone open Doctors told me surgeries despite just years old. Aoife, from County Meath, 26 weeks when scan revealed child serious defect. Doctors in London, Aoife child could in the womb little chance of surviving birth. She offered termination, only that if made it through birth.

An Ayrshire man has gone from heart surgery to a long-distance triathlon in just 16 months. Norrie Hunter, from Symington, completed his first Ironman race after being inspired by a book about a cancer patient who took up the sport. He read the story while recovering from life-saving heart surgery at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Clydebank and started training six weeks later. The 36-year-old found out he may have had a congenital heart condition while tending to his unwell mother. Mr Hunter said: "My mum was on her deathbed and she said she believed there was a history of heart congenital heart condition problems in the family and she wanted me to get checked out, so I promised her I would. " Then Norrie, a seasoned marathon runner, experienced breathing difficulties during a competition. Although he finished the race he decided he needed a check-up. Through this process he discovered that he had been born with a Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV) leading to an enlarged left ventricle. A (BAV) is an inherited form of heart disease in which two of the leaflets of the aortic valve fuse during development in the womb resulting in a two-leaflet valve (bicuspid valve) instead of the normal three-leaflet valve (tricuspid).

Six million adult Americans have failure, an implantable device been an option CardioMems keep heart to keep close on pressures inside patient's heart. And research shows system saving lives millions dollars in health care Dorris Jenkins been with failure past two years. "You breathe, she was readmitted every two weeks. Dr. Sumeet Heart patient to Mitter felt Jenkins be good candidate CardioMems. Doctors thread catheter through leg deploy device heart. Every I can log in see, are her pressures up?'" That way.

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