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It turned out I had a rare virus that had attacked the muscles in my heart and as a result, I ended up having major heart surgery -- bypasses of five arteries.
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This was his first scheduled trip abroad since one to Central Asia in October was cut short by illness Mr Yeltsin has a history of poor health, undergoing major heart surgery just over two years ago.
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Major open-heart surgery, which involves cracking the ribs, is necessary to install the CorCap.
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However, although this is significant when assessed in the light of a very minor operation, the extra risk is very small in comparison to the higher overall risk of major surgery like a heart bypass.
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Now some patients are getting such repairs for valves, irregular heartbeats, holes in the heart and other defects without major surgery.
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Three years later, she had a major heart attack and they were forced to give her that surgery that she needed.
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"We're hopeful that this will be -- quite possibly -- the last major surgery that Max will need, " said Michael Silka, co-director of The Heart Institute at the hospital.
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