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Can you please describe the benefits and limitations of coronary artery bypass surgery?
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Many: Stop angina in some patient groups, prolong survival. Increase coronary blood flow. Follow with cardiac rehab to prevent new or recurrent issues. Limited by patient risk factors, and behavior (smoking, obesity, diabetes) some immediate risk of the surgery for dying, bleeding, infection, stroke but < 2% in general.
Answered 4/4/2013
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