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“I have faith in God first, then in the doctors and in the hospital. I know it would come out according to God’s plan.” -Mable Tufts- (TAVR Patient)
Open-heart surgery- The body is cut open in the middle where the Heart is located and is being medically repaired by Surgeons. While keeping the blood flowing throw a Machine.
Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine said that there are six types of Heart Surgeries, which includes a Heart Transplant, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG), Minimally Invasive Direct Artery Coronary Artery Bypass (MIDCAB), Heart Value Surgery, and Angioplasty/Balloon Angioplasty Non-Surgical Treatment Options
According to health line, “Open heart surgery is necessary for patients

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