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Cardiothoracic surgery has come a long, long way in the past few years. Cardiac surgery, which is performed on the heart or its great vessels to treat conditions of ischemic heart disease, valvular heart disease due to endocarditis or other causes, or to correct congenital heart problems, has existed since the late nineteenth century. The [...]

Valvular heart disease results when one or more of the four valves of the heart does not function properly. Either the valve will not shut completely, which is known as a prolapse, or it will not open enough so that there is a stenosis. Valvular disease may be the result of congenital defects, heart attacks, [...]