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February 9, 2016
types-of-heart-surgeryDifferent types of heart surgery are used to fix different heart problems.

Heart surgery is used to treat heart failure and coronary heart disease.

It's also used to fix heart valves that don't work well, to control heartbeats, and to replace a damaged heart with a healthy one.

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the most common type of heart surgery.

Dr. Utpal Desai is here to discuss the different types of heart surgery and which type might be right for you.


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