Cardiac Surgery procedures

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CSP: procedures performed on the heart, used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities.,MSH: Surgery performed on the heart.,MEDLINEPLUS: <p>Each day, thousands of people in the U.S. have heart surgery. There are many different types of heart surgery. Surgeries may be used to</p><ul><li>Repair or replace the <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/heartvalvediseases.html'>valves</a> that control blood flow through the heart's chambers</li><li><a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/coronaryarterybypasssurgery.html'>Bypass</a> or <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/angioplasty.html'>widen</a> blocked or narrowed arteries to the heart</li><li>Repair <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/aneurysms.html'>aneurysms</a>, or bulges in the aorta, which can be deadly if they burst</li><li>Implant <a href='http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/pacemakersandimplantabledefibrillators.html'>devices</a> to regulate heart rhythms</li><li>Destroy small amounts of tissue that disturb electrical

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