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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 - 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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By BBC World Service
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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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