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The girl whose heart beats outside her body
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The girl whose heart beats outside her body
Eight-year-old Virsaviya Borun is like any other girl of her age - she loves to jump, fly, and run.
The only difference is that Borun suffers from Pentalogy of Cantrell, a rare congenital condition, that has caused her heart and intestines to grow outside her body. The condition affects about 5.5 newborns in 1 million live births and can cause potentially severe, life-threatening complications.
A video uploaded to YouTube shows the girl’s heart beating outside her chest as she giggles and shows it to the camera.
“This is my heart. I’m the only one that has this,” she told the BBC in February as part of a short documentary on her.
The girl whose heart beats outside her body
