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Here’s the question… How many mitral valve surgeries (including valve repair and valve replacement) are performed each year in the United States?
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Want some help? Okay… Here is a hint. Each year there are over 100,000 heart valve surgeries performed in the United States. (I know that wasn’t the greatest hint [...]

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Do you know how many open heart surgeries were performed in the United States during 2005?
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According to the American Heart Association, the number of annual open heart surgeries performed in the United States [...]

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