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Tired of paying for lifestyle choices. what is typical weight of a patient who requires triple cardiac bypass surgery?
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No typical: No typical weight but pts that are obese and have bmi greater than 30 tend to have coronary artery disease more often than those who dont. . This however is just one risk factor and the entire pt needs to be evaluated
Answered 7/5/2012
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Variable: But getting heavier the last few years. We run out of table at about 500 pounds and that is a problem! we do still some normal sizes with other cause than obesity smokers hyperlipidemia diabetic bad history.
Answered 5/12/2013
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