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Heart Disease Treatment

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Causes & Risk Factors
Diagnosis
Treatment
Living With
Prevention
Atrial Fibrillation
Heart Attack
Heart Valve Disease
Palpitations & Arrhythmias
Chest Pain & Angina

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Control Heart Rate, Treat A-Fib

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Open Heart Surgery: Long-Term Care

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