Mina's life changed by 3D printed heart

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Mina Khan with her mum Natasha Buckley Credit: ITV Granada

A little girl from Bury has had her life transformed thanks to a 3D printer.

Two-year-old Mina Khan was born with a hole in her heart, which doctors feared could be too risky to treat.

But the latest imaging technology allowed surgeons to make a precise replica of her tiny heart so they could practise repairing it.

Our correspondent Elaine Willcox went to meet her: