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What factors are considered as a high risk for by-pass surgery?

Posted by normanturner525 @normanturner525, May 21 8:43am

I am 88 years old and in reasonably good health. What risks are considered sufficient enough to preclude by-pass surgery for blocked arteries? My LAD is 50-60% blocked and there are blockages in two other places?

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njx58 | @njx58 | May 21 10:30am

There was a time when someone your age would never have been allowed to get one, but things are changing:
https://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/features/too-old-for-bypass

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normanturner525 | @normanturner525 | May 21 11:17am

This alleviates some of my concerns and I am appreciative of the information.

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