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A member asked:

My husband has 79% in one coratdid artery and 1005 in the othrer they did surgery on the 100% and it was nsuccessful what i his life expectancy?

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Cannot be determined: There are many factors to determining life expectancy including age and medical conditions. Many people can live well and long with severely blocked carotid arteries. Much more information is needed to answer this question however.

Answered 7/2/2013

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