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My grandpa is having septuple bypass heart surgery tomorrow morning. how long does this usually take? and is this a fairly basic surgery? low risk?
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Common: All heart surgery is complex. 3-5 hours would be a range septuples is above the average number but possible. It has become generally safe the risk depends on his risk factors smoking diabetes heart failure etc.
Answered 3/28/2013
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Cabg: Risk varies with patients condition. Operation several hours. Recovery a few weeks to full activity in gneral.
Answered 6/18/2016
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