What Doctors Don't Tell YouAbout 6 per cent of patients who have coronary bypass surgery could suffer a stroke directly afterwards. Of these, 5 per cent die, and nearly half suffer deterioration in their intellectual functi ...
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Angioplasty, fast becoming the operation of choice for those with a heart condition, is probably no more effective than the bypass surgery it is superceding. ...
Patients who have a coronary bypass will probably enjoy a better quality of life afterwards compared to those who have angioplasty provided they survive the trauma of surgery. ...
Atrial fibrillation the sudden contraction of the heart is common after coronary bypass surgery, researchers have discovered. ...
Up to one-third of all coronary bypass surgery may be unnecessary, and could even be hastening the death of the patient. ...
Angioplasty the surgical technique for unblocking arteries is not quite the modern wonder of the medical world it has been claimed to be. ...
If you suffer a mild heart attack, your chances of survival are better if the hospital does not immediately operate but instead adopts conservative management of the condition. ...
Coronary bypass surgery patients who were optimistic about a positive outcome were more likely to have their wishes fulfilled. ...
Half of the 285,000 coronary angioplasty operations carried out in the US in 1990 were probably unnecessary, according to an American study. ...
