Malcolm has waited five years for a new heart, kept alive only by a mechanical pump
I recently met Malcolm, a 53-year-old man from south Wales with severe heart failure. He needs a new heart. Malcolm has been on the transplant waiting…
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Dr Nishat Siddiqi
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