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What are your chances of surviving a sixth open heart surgery?
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Extreme: It really all depends on the underlying health of the patient, the type of surgery, the reason for surgery and the skill of the surgeon. We wish you and your family the best.
Answered 3/31/2014
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Depends.: Outcomes after heart surgery depend on a lot of factors, like the indication for the operation, underlying heart function, overall health of the patient, the operation being done, if the operation is an emergency, etc. Having had multiple prior operations does make it more difficult because of scarring, but it is not the only facotr. Good luck!
Answered 11/26/2018
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My father was unable to have open heart surgery yesterday his heart was too destroyed. They gave him a 40% chance to live, what does that mean? The say he needs a new heart or he will die, he is not on the transplant list and his defibrillator goes off da
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