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Heart transplantation
Cardiomyoplasty
Coronary artery bypass surgery
Arterial switch operation
Cellular cardiomyoplasty
Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation
Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgery
Off-pump coronary artery bypass