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'We call it a piggy-back heart'

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A 16-year-old girl who made UK history when she had a donor heart grafted onto her own as a baby, has made a full recovery.

Sir Magdi Yacoub says Hannah Clark's own heart is now in perfect working order, three-and-a-half years after her "piggy-back" donor heart was removed.

READ MORE: Full recovery for two hearts girl

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