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Recipients mark first baby heart transplant

The 25th anniversary of the first successful baby heart transplant has been marked by a gathering of dozens of transplant recipients.

Kaylee Davidson-Olley, who underwent the historic procedure 25 years ago, was joined by more than 30 people who have since had the operation as babies.

She made medical history at just five months old when she successfully received a heart transplant at Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, on October 14, 1987.

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