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Heart bypass surgery on the decline

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You might think that a drop in heart bypass surgeries would be good news. But some patients who would have undergone bypass surgery a decade ago are now instead having other procedures, such as angioplasty, that might not be as...

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Bypass Surgery Edges Stents For Heart Treatment : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

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CABG offers higher survival rates for older adults with CHD than PCI

news-medical.net — “A new comparative effectiveness study found older adults with stable coronary heart disease (CHD) who underwent bypass surgery had better long-term survival rates than those who underwent a non-surgical procedure to improve blood flow to the heart muscle, also called revascularization.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study

health.yahoo.net — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with blocked coronary arteries who opt for heart bypass surgery appear to live longer than those who choose a less-invasive stent procedure, according to a large study comparing the two treatments.View full resource at health.yahoo.net

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Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study

health.yahoo.net — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with blocked coronary arteries who opt for heart bypass surgery appear to live longer than those who choose a less-invasive stent procedure, according to a large study comparing the two treatments.View full resource at health.yahoo.net

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Study sees lower death risk with bypass surgery versus angioplasty for older heart patients - chicagotribune.com

chicagotribune.com — “CHICAGO (AP) — Older patients with clogged heart arteries may have a little lower death risk over time if they get bypass operations instead of angioplasty and stents to fix the problem, new research suggests.It's not the kind of study that gives conclusive evidence, but doctors say it gives a "real world" look at how people fare in ordinary practice. As such, it could tip the balance toward surgery for patients considering the choice, especially becauseresearch already shows bypView full resource at chicagotribune.com

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Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study

health.yahoo.net — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with blocked coronary arteries who opt for heart bypass surgery appear to live longer than those who choose a less-invasive stent procedure, according to a large study comparing the two treatments.View full resource at health.yahoo.net

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Study sees lower death risk with bypass surgery versus angioplasty for older heart patients - The Washington Post

washingtonpost.com — “CHICAGO — Older patients with clogged heart arteries may have a little lower death risk over time if they get bypass operations instead of angioplasty and stents to fix the problem, new research suggests.View full resource at washingtonpost.com

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RT @LizSzabo: For older heart patients, bypass surgery may be safer than angioplasty, study says, http://t.co/qXfqY6YT #acc12

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Bypass Surgery Edges Stents For Heart Treatment : Shots - Health Blog : NPR

npr.org — “The biggest comparison yet of surgery and stents for stable heart disease gives the nod to bypass operations. Fewer patients who had surgery died four years afterward.View full resource at npr.org

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Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with blocked coronary arteries who opt for heart bypass surgery appear to live longer than those who choose a less-invasive stent procedure, according to a large study comparing the two treatments. The study found that among patients who had an angioplasty procedure, in which the surgeon clears the blockage using an instrument threaded into the artery and then inserts a wire-mesh stent to keep the vessel open, 20.8 percent died in the first four yeaView full resource at news.yahoo.com

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Survival odds better with bypass than angioplasty: study - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: Patients who undergo bypass surgery for heart disease have better long-term survival rates than those who opt for less invasive procedures like angioplasty, a major US study showed on Tuesday.View full resource at news.yahoo.com

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But <prediction> cardiologists will continue to stent - COI, maybe? <<Survival odds better with bypass than angioplasty http://t.co/L1gBhozc

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Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study - Yahoo! News

news.yahoo.com — “From Yahoo! News: CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with blocked coronary arteries who opt for heart bypass surgery appear to live longer than those who choose a less-invasive stent procedure, according to a large study comparing the two treatments. The study found that among patients who had an angioplasty procedure, in which the surgeon clears the blockage using an instrument threaded into the artery and then inserts a wire-mesh stent to keep the vessel open, 20.8 percent died in the first four yeaView full resource at news.yahoo.com

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Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study | Reuters

reuters.com — “CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients with blocked coronary arteries who opt for heart bypass surgery appear to live longer than those who choose a less-invasive stent procedure, according to a large study comparingView full resource at reuters.com

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Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study | Reuters

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Bypass patients outlive those who get stents: study | Reuters

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Study sees lower death risk with bypass surgery versus angioplasty for older heart patients | StarTribune.com

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