A baby who endured with an 'artificial heart' outside the body, and a 'miracle' that came

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There have been a lot of heavy and frustrating news so far, but this time I will tell you a story that warms my heart.

Before coming into the world, there was a baby who had a bad heart.

One day, while waiting for a donor to appear, with an artificial heart for over a year, a miracle happened in the baby's tiny body.

First, the story will be told by Cho Dong-chan, a medical reporter.

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Soon after the age of 3 this year, her heart did not beat well from her mother's womb.

[Kwon Ki-hoon/Sun-hoo's father: (Sun-hoo) Should I give birth or not? I really thought about it countless times.

If I didn't, then that would be a lie...

.]

[Jung-eun Yun / Mother Soon-hu: Unless her child gives up on herself, there can be no giving up as a parent...

.]

When I was born and overhauled, my heart function was 17% of normal, and the only method was a heart transplant.

It was also difficult to hold out with an artificial heart outside of her body until her donor showed up.

[Cho Seong-gyu/Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital: The idea of ​​having an artificial heart in itself became a lot of trouble.

It is a risk factor for small children.]

The first attempt to remove the in vitro artificial heart was hopeless.

[Kwon Hye-won / Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital: (Artificial Heart) A few days after taking off her machine, the baby suddenly has severe breathing difficulties and pulmonary bleeding...

.]

400 days, a period that is difficult to find even in the world, had to wear an in vitro artificial heart.

[Yoon Jeong-eun/Soon-hoo's mother: (at the first failure) I was discouraged.

In a way, I was really looking forward to it.]

Mom and Soon-hoo were infected with Corona and had to undergo quarantine treatment.

[Yoon Jeong-eun/Soon-hu's mother: (When I was infected with Corona) Why did this situation happen while crying?

I think that was the most difficult time.]

When Soon-hoo grew in size and had to replace it with a bigger artificial heart, a miracle sprout sprouted.

[Cho Seong-gyu/Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital: It stops for a moment at the moment of replacing (artificial heart).

this one.

But then my heart was beating so fast.

Let's try it again.]

Six months later, a miracle bloomed.

He's recovered enough to not need a heart transplant.

[Kwon Hye-won/Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital: (heart) I was just waiting for a transplant, but by the 6th month, I caught up to about two-thirds of the heart function of a normal person...

.]

[Kwon Ki-hoon/Soon-hoo’s father: Really?

this won't be a dream

Soon-hoo is a little sick, but he's still happy and he's a really happy kid...

.]

Soon-hu, who met the world outside the hospital 544 days after he was born, gave 'thanks' to the adults who took care of him.

[Cho Seong-gyu/Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital: Thank you again for Sun-hu's heart, so I waited for 400 days and was so thankful that he came back...

.]

[Hello Soonhoo, I love you.]

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(Video coverage: Kim Won-bae, Video editing: Park Ji-in)

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[Cho Dong-chan, medical reporter/specialist: Seoul National University Hospital conducted an investigation. In Korea, 28 heart disease babies were treated with artificial heart outside the body, but only 3 recovered.

But it was so bad that he even needed a heart transplant, but it was said that Soonhoo was the first to recover.

Let's hear it for yourself.]

[Sungkyu Cho / Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital: This is truly a miracle.

I thought so, but there must be some reason.]

[Cho Dong-chan, medical reporter/specialist: If you find the reason for that miracle, it will be a treatment guide for a baby similar to Soon-hoo.

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[Cho Dong-chan, medical reporter/specialist: Seoul National University Hospital first selected active drug treatment as the secret.

]

[Kwon Hye-won/Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital: Heart failure drug treatment was very intense.

Combining

certain heart failure drugs approved only for adults...]

There was a study that said it could be good.]

[Sung-Gyu Cho / Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital: When I asked the pathology department to reverse the (heart) biopsy again, he was in the recovery group.]

[Dong-Chan Cho, Medical Specialist Reporter/Specialist: Seoul National University Hospital found out that there are children who can come out on their own if they take active drug treatment and maintain their lives.]

[Cho Dong-chan, medical reporter/specialist: There is a domestic report that 60% of children do not have children if they are diagnosed as needing a heart transplant in the prenatal examination.

This is because babies are much more difficult to find a heart donor.

]

[Kwon Hye-won/Professor of Thoracic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital: (Heart) There is a case where the machine can be removed without a transplant, so we have a slightly different perspective on heart failure treatment.]

[Cho Dong-chan, medical reporter/specialist: I hope that Soon-hoo's case gives hope to patients and parents, and at the same time serves as an opportunity to view congenital heart disease in a slightly positive way.

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(Video coverage: Kim Won-bae, Video editing: Park Ji-in)