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Do they break ribs for open heart surgery?

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Mustafa Ansari
Posted Under Cardiology / Heart, on 14 May 2023

M
Mustafa Ansari
Posted Under Cardiology / Heart, on 14 May 2023

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Do they break your ribs for open heart surgery?

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Dr. Priyanka Sharma
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Open heart surgeries require opening the chest to access the heart. To reach the heart, surgeons cut through the breastbone and spread the ribs. 

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