• female
• 60 Years
• 2 days ago

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My mom is 60 and has a 24mm hole in her heart can she still get surgery for it

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Dr Dhankecha Dineshbhai

General Practitioner

• MBBS
• 6+ Yrs

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YES, SHE CAN

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