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Mum's heartfelt thanks for her pioneering op

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May 05, 2025

A DINNINGTON mum has become the first person in the UK to undergo a new kind of heart surgery designed to tackle heart disease while also reducing the risk that she'll have another stroke.

- By SAM VOLPE

Josephine Davison, 66, was forced to retire last year when breathlessness turned out to be a symptom of heart failure.

When she was in hospital, she had a stroke and scans revealed a blood clot in a heart valve.

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