Italian toddler dies after transplant with heart 'burned by frostbite'

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A toddler in Italy who received a damaged donor heart has died, the family's lawyer has said. Two-year-old Domenico died shortly before 09:30 local time (08:30 GMT) on Saturday, Francesco Petruzzi told reporters. Monaldi Hospital, where he was being treated, said he had suffered a "sudden and irreversible worsening of his clinical condition". The heart given to Domenico during a transplant in late December was reportedly transported to the hospital in direct contact with dry ice, causing severe

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