Open heart surgery preparations. Surgical team preparing for open heart surgery, with the heart-lung machine (right) being wheeled into the operating

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Open heart surgery preparations. Surgical team preparing for open heart surgery, with the heart-lung machine (right) being wheeled into the operating room. A heart-lung machine takes over the function of the heart and lungs. It oxygenates and pumps blood around the patient.

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