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Doctors From Bolivia Deny Myth and Perform the First Heart Surgeries in the Altiplano

It was previously believed that it was not feasible to perform cardiac operations at more than 4,000 meters above sea level, because the lives of patients were at risk. HTS Hospital, in the city of El Alto, performed the first two successful and documented interventions. Its director, Humberto Ticona, told Sputnik about the feat.
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It was previously believed that it was not feasible to perform cardiac operations at more than 4,000 meters above sea level, because the lives of patients were at risk. HTS Hospital, in the city of El Alto, performed the first two successful and documented interventions. Its director, Humberto Ticona, told Sputnik about the feat.

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noticiaslatam.lat broke the news in on Saturday, January 31, 2026.
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