63 years ago, she had pioneering open-heart surgery at age 4 - American Heart Association News

In 1959, Susan Mangini was one of the first children ever to undergo open-heart surgery to correct her pair of congenital heart defects.

Susan Mangini, now 67, was one of the first children ever to undergo open-heart surgery to fix a pair of congenital heart defects. (Photo courtesy of Susan Mangini) At Susan Mangini's checkup at age… [+5679 chars]

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