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Heart bypass surgery - series

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Procedure, part 1
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Procedure, part 1
Although the heart itself is not "opened", the heart-lung bypass machine is used to re-route the blood from the heart while the surgery is being done to provide adequate circulation to the brain and other vital organs.
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