Take a piece of my heart.

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    • Subject Terms:
      BATISTA, Randas
    • Abstract:
      Discusses the radical heart-surgery procedure known as ventricular remodeling. Devised by Dr. Randas Viela Batista, a heart surgeon in rural Brazil; Reasons for controversy over the procedure, including that it flouts a central tenet of cardiology; High death rate; Use in four major American hospitals; Patients that this procedure may help the most.