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Baby Fae and the Baboon Heart Transplant

In 1984 doctors in California tried a revolutionary operation on a two-week-old baby girl. She had been born with a fatal heart condition.

In 1984 doctors in California tried a revolutionary operation on a two-week-old baby girl. She had been born with a fatal heart condition - but there was no infant human donor available. Hear from the lead surgeon, and an intensive care nurse involved in the fight to save Baby Fae's life.

Photo: Baby Fae listening to her mother's voice in the isolation unit. Courtesy of Loma Linda Hospital

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Mon 19 Nov 201202:50GMT

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  • Mon 12 Nov 201209:50GMT
  • Mon 12 Nov 201212:50GMT
  • Mon 12 Nov 201220:50GMT
  • Mon 12 Nov 201223:50GMT
  • Tue 13 Nov 201203:50GMT
  • Mon 19 Nov 201202:50GMT

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