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(also known as Coronary Bypass Surgery)
Coronary artery bypass surgery is a surgical procedure performed to relieve angina and reduce the risk of death from coronary artery disease. Arteries or veins from elsewhere in the patient's body are grafted from the aorta to the coronary arteries to bypass atherosclerotic narrowings and improve the blood supply to th... more at Wikipedia
Treatment Success Rate
| Top 5 Communities | ||
| Condition | Members | Success |
| Coronary Heart Disease | 61 |
90% |
| Heart Attack | 29 |
90% |
| Angina | 2 |
100% |
| Arteriosclerosis | 1 |
100% |
| High Cholesterol | 1 |
100% |
Overall, 91% (95
Members)
find Bypass Surgery (Coronary) helpful
Bypass Surgery (Coronary) Reviews
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As indicated I have had CABS on 2 occasions. The second time was 14 years after the 1st. I have had good results from my second one to date(7yrs+)
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Life saving
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4 by-passes have reclogged. 5th by-pass is doing ok. May have to go back for more surgery. not a sure thing yet.
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So far 10 years
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It was one year ago.
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So far all is good but I constantly worry about blockages rebuilding and stress over my diet
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healing up physcially. emotional wreck
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never been in surgery before. Traumatic but recovering
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2n by pass in 10 yrs
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on bypass machine too long, slow surgeon,should have done 4
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