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25363
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With the invention of the da Vinci Surgical System, doctors from all over the world are coming to the Brody School of Medicine to learn how to use it. The da Vinci is used primarily for mitral valve replacements, but doctors are hopeful it will one day be used for other surgical procedures as well.
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38235
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At Levine Children’s Hospital, procedures such as open-heart surgery can repair congenital heart defects. Cape Fear Valley Heart and Vascular Center offers pacemaker and defibrillator aftercare. Through such facilities and cutting edge medical procedures, cardiac conditions like an open valve or arrhythmia no longer close the door to a new lease on or extension of life.
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24581
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Dr. Ben Wilcox and his team of heart surgeons at UNC Medical Center at Chapel Hill have successfully completed multiple heart bypass surgeries, revitalizing people who have been crippled by heart disease.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 39 Issue 11, November 1971, p17-19, 31, il
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4264
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Where was the first human donor heart valve implant surgery performed in the Southeast? If you chose Duke or Carolina, you were incorrect. That honor belongs to Asheville's Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons (ACTS), a group of eight surgeons that has pioneered surgical procedures and has excellent patient outcomes.
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North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 57 Issue 8, Aug 1999, p16-17, il