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Baby Top of Heart Transplant List An baby girl who has had six heart attacks since she was born has now been put at the top of the European heart transplant list. Zoe Chambers, aged 18 months, from Hull, is being kept alive by an artificial heart at the Newcastle Freeman Hospital. If a suitable heart is found anywhere in Europe, it will be transported to the hospital by private aircraft.   Article continues below advertisement   Doctors have said Zoe, who was born with a heart valve which was too narrow, has only weeks to live unless she gets a transplant. A heart became available last week but right at the alst minute, it was decided it was too large. Two days after she was born a scan showed that one of Zoe's heart valves was struggling to allow blood to pass through. Her mother Julie said: "She is desperate. She keeping getting infection after infection. She needs a transplant as soon as possible to give her the best chance." June 2007 Look at other News Headlines Here Our Main News Section Look at other News Snippets Here     JUNE 2007 NEWS  Male Twins 'reduce fertility'  Pureed Baby Food is 'unnecessary'  Hormone Therapy Ovarian Cancer Breakthrough  Legal Rights For Breast Feeding Mums  Risks of Double Cot Death 'distorted'  more.... JUNE NEWS  Health Service Continues to fail Parents of Children who have Down's Syndrome  Forget the gym - Forget the Housework - Parents prefer to go Cyber Shopping  More Tummy-Time for Tots  Speech Bubbles  Workouts on the Move for New Parents  more.... NEWS ARCHIVES  AUGUST 2008 NEWS  JULY 2008 NEWS  JUNE 2008 NEWS  MAY 2008 NEWS  APRIL 2008 NEWS  more.... Latest Forum Discussions TheBabyWebsite on the BBC site!! Yay! Conjoined twin dies during surgery Toddler Survives Key In Brain Grab yourselves a Frenchman girls!!! woolies goes bust Gordon Ramsays been cheating on his wife Police probe attacks on redheads  Top Tips For Children's Parties  Top Tips To Take the Hassle Out of Summer Driving  Top Tips for Relaxing During Pregnancy  Try your luck in a Free Competition  Join our Product Testing team