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New stents for infants mean kids could avoid series of open heart operations

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About 40,000 babies are born with congenital heart defects in the U.S. each year .

The FDA recently approved a heart stent made specifically for infants and young children.

The Minima stent is designed to grow with the child as he or she ages.

Instead of surgery, the size of the stent can be adjusted with a minimally invasive procedure.

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