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Angel Morales was born with total heart block, a condition in which the upper and lower chambers of the heart fail to communicate, causing a slow heart rate and sometimes death. His heart rate at birth was just 40 beats per minute, compared with an average newborn heart rate of 120-125, so on June 11, 2005, cardiologists at Children's Hospital Boston decided to do something amazing: at a mere 2.2 pounds, make Angel the smallest baby to ever have a pacemaker implanted.
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Today, at nearly three years old, Angel is all about the beats. A lover of Latin music videos, he enjoys dancing as much as he loves learning his words and letters. Angel is an avid fan of "Dora the Explorer," proof that some hearts were just made for adventure. His father best describes Angel as "a happy kid" with a wonderful relationship with his older brother, Alex. Pacemaker or no, Angel can't refuse a friendly wrestling match or a video game contest with su hermano.
The picture on the left was featured in the summer 2005 issue of Dream magazine and shows Angel three weeks after the surgery. The photo on the right shows him outside of his Rhode Island home, a month before his third birthday.
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