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Video: Wide-awake heart surgery

Video: Wide-awake heart surgery

(WebMD) UPDATED 2008-01-05

This short video from WebMD reviews a new kind of heart bypass surgery in which patients are awake during the procedure. A reporter interviews a patient who had this surgery, and he also talks to doctors about how this new technique may make bypass-surgery recovery time safer, shorter, and more comfortable. Read full story >

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