Remembering Baby Fae and her baboon heart

By trendman | Oct 26, 2009

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It is nearly 25 years ago that Stephanie Fae underwent a heart transplant using a baboon’s heart as a donor. Stephanie was suffering from a heart disorder known as hypoplastic heart syndrome. The heart transplant was performed at the Loma Linda medical center  by Dr Leonard Bailey in California. The surgery received a lot of [...]