Open heart surgery. Open heart surgery may be required to replace defective heart valves, to repair a hole in the heart, or to bypass a diseased regio

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Open heart surgery. Open heart surgery may be required to replace defective heart valves, to repair a hole in the heart, or to bypass a diseased region of heart muscle. Photographed at Narayana Hrudayalaya heart hospital in Bangalore, India.

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