Three sewing needles removed from woman's heart - after 23 years

In a strange case of heart surgery, three sewing needles were removed from the heart of a woman after 23 years.

Doctors in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan province, were successful in taking out the 4-cm-long needles that were stuck in Jiang's heart, reports the China Daily.

The 44-year-old Jiang, who is fond of knitting, had no knowledge that the needles were wedged in her heart.

Doctors discovered the needles when the woman was undergoing a routine check up last month. Link...