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My dad is having heart bypass surgery. what are the risks?
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Treat blockages: Usually bypass surgery is done for patients with blockages to the arteries of the heart in an attempt to stop angina and prevent heart attacks. Patients with multiple vessel blockages and decreased function will often have bypass surgery rather than stents.
Answered 3/28/2013
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Depends: Coronary blockage- bypass and generally improved prognosis are the general results risks of procedures are being reduced all the time. But patients are older and bring more intrinsic personal risks. Risks are dying, bleeding, infection, stroke, recurrence. Over all about 2%.
Answered 2/11/2017
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