You have been told your artery is 100% blocked. Or that bypass is your only option. Or that nothing more can be done. Before you book a single flight, there is one thing you need to do first — and it is not packing your bags. Get your…
Key Takeaways Being turned down for bypass surgery is not the end of the road. It’s the point where a different, more specific clinical question needs to be asked: is this person a candidate for CHIP PCI — Complex High-Risk and Indicated Percutaneous Coronary Intervention? Every year, a…
Key Takeaways Asking for a second opinion on a cardiac diagnosis is not an act of distrust. It is standard, endorsed practice in modern cardiology. ACC/AHA guidelines are explicit that patients have the right to a specialist review before committing to anything irreversible — and bypass surgery is…
