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Open heart surgery
Not an easy answer. Open heart surgery describes surgical intervention under direct vision involving entering a heart chamber or coronary artery. Percutaneous interventions do not fall under this category.
Dr. Craig Carter reviewed this
42 year experience in Thoracic Surgery
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