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  • Adult Heart Disease
    • Aortic Valve Disease
    • Coronary Artery Disease
    • Mitral Valve Disease
    • Tricuspid Valve Disease
    • Cardiac Rhythm Disturbances
    • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
    • Aortic Dissection
    • Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
    • Atrial Fibrillation (Afib)
    • VA ECMO
    • Heart Failure
    • Adult Heart Transplantation
  • Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease
    • Atrial Septal Defect
    • Ventricular Septal Defect
    • Tetralogy of Fallot
    • Atrioventricular Canal Defect
    • Transposition of the Great Arteries
    • Coarctation of the Aorta
    • Truncus Arteriosus
    • Single Ventricle Defects
    • Patent Ductus Arteriosus
    • Pediatric Heart Transplantation
    • Pediatric Lung Transplantation
  • Lung, Esophageal, and Other Chest Diseases
    • Lung Cancer
    • Esophageal Cancer
    • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
    • Barrett’s Esophagus
    • Chest Wall Tumors
    • Mediastinal Tumors
    • Achalasia and Esophageal Motility Disorders
    • Pleural Diseases
    • Mesothelioma
    • VV ECMO
    • End-stage Lung Disease
    • Adult Lung Transplantation
  • Procedures
    • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
    • Lobectomy
    • Ventricular Septal Defect Surgery
  • Before, During, and After Surgery
    • Before Heart Surgery
    • Day of Heart Surgery
    • After Heart Surgery
    • Before Lung Cancer Surgery
    • Day of Lung Cancer Surgery
    • After Lung Cancer Surgery
    • Before Congenital Heart Surgery
    • Day of Congenital Heart Surgery
    • After Congenital Heart Surgery