British Grandmother Julia Butterworth given ‘second chance’ after world-first heart valve operation

A grandmother has been given a “second chance at life” after undergoing a world-first heart valve operation.

Julia Butterworth, 53, had two valves in her heart replaced in 2007 after doctors detected a murmur in the organ. 

Despite being monitored, the gran-of-four underwent another operation in 2022 to replace two more valves, and a third one was deemed “irreparable.”