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Teen Has Dissolvable Heart Implant Fitted in UK First to Chase Rugby Dream

The biodegradable device lets her heart heal while avoiding a metal implant that could have ended her rugby career, doctors said.

Summary by Warrington Guardian
A teenager from Warrington has become the first person in the UK to receive a dissolvable heart implant.

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St Helens StarSt Helens Star
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Teen has dissolvable heart implant fitted in UK first to chase rugby dream

A teenager from Warrington has become the first person in the UK to receive a dissolvable heart implant.

·St Helens, United Kingdom
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Warrington GuardianWarrington Guardian
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Warrington teen has dissolvable heart implant fitted in UK first to chase rugby dream

A teenager from Warrington has become the first person in the UK to receive a dissolvable heart implant.

·Warrington, United Kingdom
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The Independent (US)The Independent (US)
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Teen becomes first UK patient to receive dissolvable heart implant

·London, United Kingdom
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Daily MirrorDaily Mirror
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Teen girl has dissolvable implant fitted as scaffold over her heart as ...

·London, United Kingdom
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Evening StandardEvening Standard
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Teen girl has dissolvable heart implant fitted in UK first to chase rugby dream

Lillie Yale faced having a metal implant to fix the hole in her heart, which would have meant giving up her favourite sport.

·London, United Kingdom
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The IndependentThe Independent
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Girl, 14, has dissolvable heart implant the size of 10p coin fitted in UK first

Lillie Yale received the device, known as Memosorb, to treat an atrial septal defect: a hole in the wall that divides the two upper chambers of the heart

·London, United Kingdom
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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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