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Focus on Type of Aortic Valve for Code Selection

Published on Thu Dec 22, 2022

Question: After giving general anesthesia to the patient, my surgeon made an incision through the sternum and opened the pericardium. My surgeon put the patient on a heart-lung machine and made an incision in the aorta. They then removed the aortic valve and placed an artificial valve in its place. Finally, they closed the incision in the aorta and removed the [...]
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