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One year ago, 25-year-old Ahmed Deiab was diagnosed with congenital heart defects. Despite undergoing an open heart surgery that involved replacing the aortic valve with a mechanical one, Deiab found out months later that he has to undergo a second surgery. "Around October 2016, I found out that I have to undergo a second open heart surgery as soon as possible as my mitral valve is failing and my heart is functioning at 60 percent efficiency," says Deiab. While Deiab…