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If a woman needs a heart transplant, will she have to get her breast removed?
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No: No the breast bone would be sawed between the breast.
Answered 8/1/2012
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No: An incision is made at the sternum, between the breasts. The ribs are then spread with the breasts moving with the ribs. No breast tissue would be removed.
Answered 4/4/2014
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