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Berlin Heart Implanted After Macs Suffers Cardiac Arrests

8/23/2026

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UK doctors implanted a Berlin Heart device in baby Macs Green after two cardiac arrests.
Macs was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition that can cause heart failure.
The surgery occurred at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital after Macs had been on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital.
Doctors said Macs will remain dependent on the Berlin Heart while awaiting an unknown transplant timeline.

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UK doctors implanted a Berlin Heart device in baby Macs Green after two cardiac arrests.
Macs was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a condition that can cause heart failure.
The surgery occurred at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital after Macs had been on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation at Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital.
Doctors said Macs will remain dependent on the Berlin Heart while awaiting an unknown transplant timeline.