William Fulkerson (L), M.D., CEO of Duke University Hospital and Karen
Frush (R), M.D., Medical Director of Children's Services at Duke
University Hospital answer questions from the media during a press
conference held February 21, 2003 at Duke University Medical Center in
Durham, North Carolina. The doctors told the media that Santillan has
irreversible brain damage after receiving two heart-lung transplants at
Duke University Hospital. She underwent the second surgery when it was
determined that the first set of organs was not compatible with her
blood type. REUTERS/Ellen Ozier

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