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In May 2024 I had my sixth heart attack, a stent was put in the heart, another stent was attempted to be put in, but somehow the stent came off the catheter, and they fished it out of the bottom of my left leg. My regular cardiologist said it was a tough spot to put a stent. Well, to make a long story short, that spot was left with just doing angioplasty (which usually doesn't work on me). I was 74 at the time, no mention has ever been made about bypass. So maybe this time the angioplasty worked.
This was very interesting. Thanks for sharing it. I was surprised to find that "repeat coronary artery bypass grafting often is not considered, but the data demonstrate a clear overall survival benefit of repeat CABG."
This is an interesting article considering that after a certain age they will not do bypass surgery on a patient.
Right now my Kaiser Doctor is refusing to consider this procedure. I had a bypass collapse after a Covid shot.
It looks like your question got cut off! Could you share what specific information from the Mayo Clinic article about bypass surgery you'd like to discuss?
In the meantime, here's a quick overview: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery is a procedure that improves blood flow to your heart by creating new routes Show Full Answer
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