What System Does The Heart Belong To?
Congenital heart defect corrective surgeries fix or treat heart defects that a child is born with. A baby born with heart defects has
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Congenital heart surgery; Patent ductus arteriosus ligation; Hypoplastic left heart repair; Tetralogy of Fallot repair; Coarctation of the aorta repair; Atrial septal defect repair; Ventricular septal defect repair;...
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