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Cardiology facts for kids

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Cardiology (from Greek καρδίᾱ, kardiā, "heart"; and -λογία, -logia) is a medical field that deals with disorders of the heart and blood vessels. Physicians in this field are called cardiologists. Cardiologists are different from cardiac surgeons who do cardiac surgery.

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    Dextro-transposition of the Great Arteries

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Cardiología para niños

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