Toronto Pre-Teen the Youngest Person in Canada to Receive Total Artificial Heart

Toronto Pre-Teen the Youngest Person in Canada to Receive Total Artificial Heart
Mariam Tannous and her mother Linda Antouan Adwar are shown after a hospital appointment in a handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO/Hospital For Sick Children
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Multiple heart surgeries and near-death experiences have earned 12-year-old Mariam Tannous the nickname Mariam Miracle, says her mom.

And for good reason: About one year ago the now-thriving pre-teen became the youngest person in Canada, and among the smallest in the world, to receive a device known as a total artificial heart.