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I have block in heart at multiple place. my dr suggested the blocks can't be removed under surgery. what are other possible ways. i have done angiogra?
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Blockages: That is true, surgery does not remove the blockages that are there, it provides a bypass route around the blockages, but if there are too many, or the artery is too small it can't be bypassed.
Answered 11/19/2016
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