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Aortic stenosis patient sets sights on drag racing

IU Health Arnett Hospital

Man works on a vintage truck in an auto repair garage.

Marvin Barnes' garage holds several trophies that prove he was an expert drag racer in the 1980s. Now, after a successful heart procedure in which doctors replaced his aortic valve, Marvin is back to building dragsters that he plans to race this summer at age 65.

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