A NORTHWICH man took a 'leap of faith' as he became a hospital’s first open-heart surgery patient.

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In addition to this award, Valley View’s Heart & Vascular Center team, led by cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Stephen Jones and physician assistant Trever Gerber, performed its 100th open-heart surgery in February.

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“It effectively tells people you must have open-heart surgery when a stent would do,” Bramlet said.

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"My son had open-heart surgery.

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