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_ Heart HealthDo You Really Need General Anesthesia for Heart Valve Replacement Surgery? By Sondra Forsyth articleThe largest observational study of percutaneous transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) demonstrated that moderate sedation use is associated with … Read More→
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_ Heart Health Medical CareA Change in Heart-Resuscitation Procedure? By Jane Farrell articleAdministering heart resuscitation drugs to patients whose cardiac arrest is witnessed at the time of the attack can improve survival, … Read More→
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