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Keyhole heart surgery

Date: April 2002

Definition:

Undergoing from medical necessity: minimally invasive surgery to replace or repair an abnormal heart valve; surgery (including minimally invasive and open heart surgery) to repair the heart wall damaged by coronary artery disease: or surgery (including minimally invasive and open heart sugery) to correct any narrowing dissection or aneurysm of the thoracic or abdominal aorta.

No change since July 2001

 

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