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Franz Freudenthal: A new way to heal hearts without surgery

TED Talks201600:09:28Creative Commons
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At the intersection of medical invention and indigenous culture, pediatric cardiologist Franz Freudenthal mends holes in the hearts of children across the world, using a device born from traditional Bolivian loom weaving. "The most complex problems in our time," he says, "can be solved with simple techniques, if we are able to dream."

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Tedtalks;TED;Talks;South America;Surgery;engineering;heart health;invention;medical research;TED2016;2016

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