Open heart surgery requires cutting open your chest to access and repair your heart. This is an extensive surgery that may last as long as 3-5 hours. Recovery from open heart surgery may take 4-6 ...

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More than two decades ago, doctors told my mother, Barb Barnes, that she needed open-heart surgery. While the news was difficult to hear, it wasn't shocking. She'd gone from running up and down ...