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'''Fiona Coote''' was the second, youngest and first female in [[Australia]] to undergo a [[heart transplant]].<ref name=heart>[http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/national/fionas-heart-still-beats-strong-25-years-on/2009/02/23/1235237541476.html Fiona's heart still beats strong, 25 years on]</ref><ref name=Pulse/> The procedure was performed by notable Chinese-Australian cardiothoracic |
'''Fiona Coote''' was the second, youngest and first female in [[Australia]] to undergo a [[heart transplant]].<ref name=heart>[http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/national/fionas-heart-still-beats-strong-25-years-on/2009/02/23/1235237541476.html Fiona's heart still beats strong, 25 years on]</ref><ref name=Pulse/> Others state that Coote was actually the fourth heart transplant recipient in Australia.<ref>http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=fiona+coote&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news000419_0101_3605</ref> The procedure was performed by notable Chinese-Australian cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr [[Victor Chang]] and was successfully carried out on in April 1984, when Coote was 14 years of age.<ref name=defies/> The urgent [[Organ transplant|transplant]] was due to complications of viral-induced [[tonsilitis]], that significantly weakened her heart.<ref name=defies/><ref name=Pulse/> |
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| ⚫ | Coote underwent her first surgery in [[St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney]].<ref name=defies/> When she began rejecting that heart, she was forced to endure a second heart transplant, which took place in 1986.<ref name=Pulse>[http://www.stvincents.com.au/assets/files/pdf/A/PULSE%20Mar09.pdf Pulse:25 years of Giving Heart and Lung]</ref> She has enjoyed good health since.<ref name=defies>[http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,,25056025-5006301,00.html Fiona Coote defies transplant odds]</ref> |
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Growing up on family farm, Galen, 8 kilometers from Manilla, in northern New South Wales. Coote attended a private Catholic school near Tamworth.<ref>http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=fiona+coote&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news930626_0068_3454</ref> |
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As a result of her fame, Coote was approached to appear in the Australian soap, Neighbours. Despite beginning rehearsals, Coote ultimately decided acting was not for her. Chanel Ten publicly blamed the back down on illness<ref>http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=fiona+coote&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news870616_0089_1570</ref> but Coote later attributed it to the associated pressure to participate in interviews and publicity for the show.<ref>http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=fiona+coote&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news930626_0068_3454</ref> |
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Coote later went on to work in promotions for Willow Valley, a cereal manufacturer. She also worked for the charitable organizations the Victor Chang Foundation and the Starlight Foundation.<ref>http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=fiona+coote&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news930626_0068_3454</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Coote underwent her first surgery in [[St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney]].<ref name=defies/> When she began rejecting that heart, she was forced to endure a second heart transplant, which took place in 1986.<ref name=Pulse>[http://www.stvincents.com.au/assets/files/pdf/A/PULSE%20Mar09.pdf Pulse:25 years of Giving Heart and Lung]</ref> |
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She has enjoyed good health since.<ref name=defies>[http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,,25056025-5006301,00.html Fiona Coote defies transplant odds]</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:29, 22 January 2012
Fiona Coote was the second, youngest and first female in Australia to undergo a heart transplant.[1][2] Others state that Coote was actually the fourth heart transplant recipient in Australia.[3] The procedure was performed by notable Chinese-Australian cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr Victor Chang and was successfully carried out on in April 1984, when Coote was 14 years of age.[4] The urgent transplant was due to complications of viral-induced tonsilitis, that significantly weakened her heart.[4][2]
Coote underwent her first surgery in St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney.[4] When she began rejecting that heart, she was forced to endure a second heart transplant, which took place in 1986.[2] She has enjoyed good health since.[4]
Growing up on family farm, Galen, 8 kilometers from Manilla, in northern New South Wales. Coote attended a private Catholic school near Tamworth.[5]
As a result of her fame, Coote was approached to appear in the Australian soap, Neighbours. Despite beginning rehearsals, Coote ultimately decided acting was not for her. Chanel Ten publicly blamed the back down on illness[6] but Coote later attributed it to the associated pressure to participate in interviews and publicity for the show.[7]
Coote later went on to work in promotions for Willow Valley, a cereal manufacturer. She also worked for the charitable organizations the Victor Chang Foundation and the Starlight Foundation.[8]
References
- ^ Fiona's heart still beats strong, 25 years on
- ^ a b c Pulse:25 years of Giving Heart and Lung
- ^ http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=fiona+coote&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news000419_0101_3605
- ^ a b c d Fiona Coote defies transplant odds
- ^ http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=fiona+coote&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news930626_0068_3454
- ^ http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=fiona+coote&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news870616_0089_1570
- ^ http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=fiona+coote&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news930626_0068_3454
- ^ http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=fiona+coote&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news930626_0068_3454
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