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Page last updated at 06:28 GMT, Tuesday, 14 July 2009 07:28 UK

Teen on life without second heart

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Hannah Clark was two in 1995 when she had surgery to give her a 'buddy heart'. Now the 16-year-old from Mountain Ash, south Wales, has had the second heart removed and is able to live her life like any ordinary teenager.

Speaking to the BBC she explains that following the removal of the second heart she feels healthier and has been able to take on a part-time job working with animals.

The ground-breaking procedure allowed Hannah's own heart to build up enough strength to power her own circulatory system, despite having previously failed.

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