Baby Angelica’s Historic Heart Valve Transplant | Oklahoma City News

Oklahoma just pulled off a medical miracle: the state’s first partial heart transplant on a baby girl named Angelica, who’s not even one yet. Surgeons replaced her damaged heart valves with living ones from a donor heart—valves that can grow with her, potentially sparing her from future surgeries. With fewer than 50 such procedures done nationwide, this rare surgery marks a major leap for pediatric heart care in Oklahoma. Angelica, born with a severe heart defect and already through her first surgery at just two days old, now relies on a feeding tube but remains joyful and active. Her family is hopeful this breakthrough will let her live a full, healthy life without the burden of repeated operations. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/fd33acb27f72cee4