Old method of heart bypass better than 'off-pump'
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 17:07
in Health & Medicine
NEW YORK (AP) -- It seemed like a great idea - doing bypass surgery while the heart is still beating, sparing patients the complications that can come from going on a heart-lung machine. Now the first big test of this method has produced a surprise: Bypass has fewer problems and is more successful done the old way....
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