21.   Doctors can perform relatively simple tests that can often diagnose heart disease or cardiomyopathy.

22.   Doctors performed an endoscopy on Isringhausen Wednesday, drawing tissue from the area around his esophagus.

23.   Doctors later performed emergency reconstructive surgery on his nose.

24.   Doctors perform it by making small incisions in the groin to insert a thin tube and the collapsed device into an artery.

25.   Doctors performed a one-hour procedure to reopen the stent.

26.   Doctors performed a tracheotomy, cutting a breathing hole in his throat to help him breathe because he is having difficulty swallowing.

27.   Doctors had performed blood tests on her sister but initially dismissed the illness as a virus.

28.   Doctors performed emergency surgery to clear a blockage of the abdominal aorta that carries blood from the heart to the lower body.

29.   Doctors additionally performed a hysterectomy and, Hernandez said, now are testing her for possible cancer.

30.   Doctors had performed emergency surgery on the boy, fearing he had suffered internal injuries, but discovered none, Soto said.