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Heart attack lesser of two evils for reader's mother
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Q.Do you know of any procedure, however experimental or
controversial, that might be used in place of an angiogram for my
mother? She is 72, and recently suffered what the doctors called a
substantial heart attack. A stress test showed that part of her
heart is still in jeopardy, and the doctors are pressing for an
immediate angiogram.
Unfortunately, my mother has a lot of things going against her.
She is diabetic, anemic and has very poor kidneys. The doctors told
her that an angio...
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Ask the doctors.(bypass surgery)
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; How can doctors tell if a patient needs a bypass operation or an angioplasty? The first, most important determination is whether you need any procedure at all. If you have an abnormal stress test or came into the emergency department with severe chest pain, you may need cardiac catheterization.
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Cudahy out of hospital after bypass surgery
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
; Cudahy out of hospital after bypass surgery Medical electronics firm founder had heart attack that went unrecognized By BRUCE MURPHY bmurphy@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel Wednesday, October 15, 2003 Michael Cudahy thought he knew all the signs of heart attack, but an aching jaw was not one
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Clinton's Heart Bypass Surgery Called A Success
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; ... a.m., and Clinton started to emerge from sedation by 4 p.m. Doctors said he was able to gesture and respond to commands. At a news briefing, doctors said that Clinton was still breathing through a tube and that it was too soon to tell whether he might have ...
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Alternative to Bypass Surgery Debuts in Paducah, Ky., Area.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
; By Angie Kinsey, The Paducah Sun, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 19--Jean Scott had no qualms about being the first patient in the region ... c) 2001, The Paducah Sun, Ky. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News.
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