Alternatives to Bypass Surgery
Coronary artery bypass grafting, a highly invasive and relatively dangerous surgical procedure, is often recommended to patients with multiple areas of blockage in their coronary arteries. This surgical procedure carries a significant risk of stroke, heart attack, and death. Even more troubling, the results of the bypass surgery degrade over time. Medical literature suggests a 20% loss of bypass grafts (particularly vein grafts) in the first post-operative year, with a loss of 3% per year in subsequent years. Thus, at 10 years, 50% of the initial bypass vein grafts are closed, and the patient is again in the precarious position from which he started, with many active and dangerous coronary blockages.
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