A women has seen her own heart on display at a medical exhibition. Jennifer Sutton, 23, had sucessfully underwent an operation to replace her heart earlier this year. She had developed a life-threatening condition called restrictive cardiomyopathy in her teens. Now the original heart, which nearly killed her, has been removed and put on temporary display in central London. Restrictive cardiomyopathy causes the heart muscle to stiffen so the heart cannot relax normally after contraction. As the disease progresses the heart muscle continues to stiffen and eventually contraction is also affected.
A women has seen her own heart on display at a medical exhibition. Jennifer Sutton, 23, had sucessfully underwent an operation to replace her heart earlier this year. She had developed a life-threatening condition called restrictive cardiomyopathy in her teens. Now the original heart, which nearly killed her, has been removed and put on temporary display in central London. Restrictive cardiomyopathy causes the heart muscle to stiffen so the heart cannot relax normally after contraction. As the disease progresses the heart muscle continues to stiffen and eventually contraction is also affected. 
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