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Getting to the Heart of a Life, Death Matter

Getting to the Heart of a Life, Death Matter

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ALBANY (The New York Times News Service) -- Buried deep in the state Department of Health website lives a document that lists the number of open-heart surgeries each New York cardiac surgeon performs, and how many patients die. The report also discloses the doctors' names. Most patients have never heard of the annual study, but going under the knife in New York is safer because of it.

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