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| An 18-month-old girl who was at the top of a European heart transplant list after suffering six heart attacks has found a donor, doctors have confirmed. | An 18-month-old girl who was at the top of a European heart transplant list after suffering six heart attacks has found a donor, doctors have confirmed. |
| Zoe Chambers, from Hull, had a heart transplant at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital early on Thursday. | Zoe Chambers, from Hull, had a heart transplant at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital early on Thursday. |
| A hospital spokeswoman said the transplant had gone quite well and Zoe was in a stable condition. | A hospital spokeswoman said the transplant had gone quite well and Zoe was in a stable condition. |
| "We thank the donor family for thinking about another child during their sad time," she added. | "We thank the donor family for thinking about another child during their sad time," she added. |
| The hospital said it would not be releasing details of the donor family. | The hospital said it would not be releasing details of the donor family. |
| Situation 'desperate' | Situation 'desperate' |
| Doctors said that Zoe, who was born with a heart valve which was too narrow, had only weeks to live unless she had a transplant. | Doctors said that Zoe, who was born with a heart valve which was too narrow, had only weeks to live unless she had a transplant. |
| A heart became available last week but it was decided it was too large. | A heart became available last week but it was decided it was too large. |
| Her situation was so desperate, she was put at the top of a European waiting list for a donor last weekend. | Her situation was so desperate, she was put at the top of a European waiting list for a donor last weekend. |
| Paediatric intensive care consultant at Newcastle Freeman hospital, Yam Thiru, said at the time: "We are becoming more and more desperate for an organ to become available for her." | Paediatric intensive care consultant at Newcastle Freeman hospital, Yam Thiru, said at the time: "We are becoming more and more desperate for an organ to become available for her." |
| Her parents Rob and Julie have been keeping vigil with her at the Freeman Hospital, which is a leading transplant centre. | |
| Private jet | |
| Before the operation, her 33-year-old mother said: "She is desperate. She keeps getting infection after infection. | |
| "She needs a transplant as soon as possible to give her the best chance." | "She needs a transplant as soon as possible to give her the best chance." |
| It was unclear where the donor heart came from, but before the transplant hospital officials said Zoe's case was so serious that if a suitable organ was found anywhere in Europe it would be flown to Newcastle by private jet. | |
| A hospital spokeswoman said on Thursday that Zoe's parents did not wish to comment on the operation. |