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Yasmin Hammad, 13, pictured with her mother Katerina, was originally diagnosed with asthma. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Yasmin Hammad, 13, pictured with her mother Katerina, was originally diagnosed with asthma. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dubai teenager with a hole in her heart has life-saving surgery
Rare congenital defect went undetected for years by doctors who thought Yasmin Hammad, 13, had asthma