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Valvuloplasty
Find out more about this cardiac catheter procedure to repair a narrowed heart valve.
Minimally invasive heart surgery
Learn more about this surgery that uses small incisions in the chest as an option to open-heart surgery.
Convalescent plasma therapy
Convalescent plasma therapy uses blood from people who've recovered from an illness, such as COVID-19, to help others recover.
Cardiac resynchronization therapy
This heart failure treatment uses a pacemaker or a pacemaker with a defibrillator. Know when the treatment is needed.
Ventricular assist device (VAD)
Learn how this implanted device helps the heart pump and when you might need one.
Heart valve surgery
Learn more about surgery to treat heart valve disease, which involves repairing or replacing affected heart valves.
Coronary artery bypass surgery
This major heart surgery, also called CABG, creates a new route for blood to flow around a blocked artery. Learn why it's done and know the steps to take during recovery.
Heart transplant
Replacing a failing heart with a donor heart is an end-stage treatment for heart disease when other treatments for heart problems haven't worked.
Tonsillectomy
Learn how to prepare for a tonsillectomy and what to expect from the surgery.
Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
This common test checks the heartbeat. It can help diagnose heart attacks and heart rhythm disorders such as AFib. Know when an ECG is done.
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