Toronto girl, now 12, is youngest in Canada to receive total artificial heart
And for good reason: About one year ago the now-thriving pre-teen became the youngest person in Canada, and among the smallest in the world, to receive a device known as a total artificial heart.
Mariam was born with two forms of congenital heart disease - Ebstein's anomaly caused a leaky valve and cardiomyopathy caused an ill-formed right ventricle. Her cardiologist Dr. Aamir Jeewa says that led the medical team to the total artificial heart - a device that can essentially replace an entire human heart for a limited period of time. This is unlike other devices, which are designed to hook up to an existing heart to aid its function. It's only been used on 58 patients in Canada so far.
When it came time to remove her from the bypass circuit, Mariam bled significantly and Honjo spent “hours and hours” to stop the bleeding. “It was really, really difficult,” says Honjo. “But somehow, she eventually stabilized. I can't explain why.”
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