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heart valve replacement surgery


Heart valve replacement surgery is an open-heart surgery to replace a defective or diseased heart valve. Natural replacement heart valves come from human donors and artificial ones are made of metal. In some cases, the procedure may use modified natural valves from animal donors.


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