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By some counts, there are hundreds of thousands of cardiac surgeries performed in the

United States every year, and with those surgeries comes a huge range of problems.

As if just needing to have cardiac surgery isn't enough all on its own, right?

Pretty much.

And just having that stress in your life can be debilitating in and of itself.

But research has found that the stress and anxiety caused by this impending procedure carries

over to the post-procedure.

Not only that, but after any surgery, there's also pain.

Of course.

And the pain can be yet another source of anxiety.

All of that taken together means that people who have undergone cardiac surgery

are more likely to experience stress, anxiety, and depression.

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