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Ryan Marquiss, Pennsylvania Boy, Survives With Heart Outside Body

Seeded on Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:09 AM EST
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A Pennsylvania boy has survived after being born with a condition that caused half of his heart to be formed outside his body.
Ryan Marquiss' heart was protruding out of his chest cavity and covered only by a thin membrane, a condition known as ectopia cordis, the Daily Mail reports.
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Out of every million infants born with the condition, only five to eight survive.
The boy's survival is even more astonishing given he also suffered from hypoplastic right heart syndrome, a condition where only the left side of the heart properly develops.

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W. Hawkins

This little boy is really amazing. Makes me feel ashamed of my so called " big problems ".

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Reply#1 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:12 AM EST
SuperSaiyan

That's amazing...

    Reply#2 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 7:24 PM EST
    W. Hawkins

    Some kids deal with situations in their lives with such grace, that we could never hope to fill their shoes.

      #2.1 - Thu Feb 23, 2012 6:48 AM EST
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