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Innovative Blood-Saving Techniques: Tammy's Story

After being turned down by two major academic medical centers, Tammy, a Jehovah’s Witness, had her surgery performed at Johns Hopkins without the use of a blood transfusion.
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Bloodless Medicine | Tammy's Story

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Specializing In:

  • Heart Valve Diseases
  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Central Venous Catheter Safety and Education
  • AV Shunt
  • Aortic Valve Repair
  • Endocarditis

  • Transcatheter Interventions for Structural Heart Disease
  • Heart and Vascular Institute

Find Additional Treatment Centers at:

  • Howard County Medical Center
  • Sibley Memorial Hospital
  • Suburban Hospital

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