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Fatal heart defect passed down in one family plagues a fourth generation — and counting

fr heartconditionWhen Monica Manrique was four months pregnant with her first child, her feet got so swollen with fluid she took to wearing slippers because her bulging ankles wouldn’t fit into regular shoes.

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