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To: Lane3 who wrote (4511)	4/6/2009 9:42:28 PM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 39298

My dad is pretty active... actually very active so this was a surprise as he noticed no symptoms.. He was 80% blocked the first time also and they did 5 bypass.. Most irksome to him is that he never smoked, not a big drinker, not overweight, and has gone years without his favourite foods.. As I write this I'm thinking oh.. that's likely one of the Ca health risks maybe LindyBill meant.. since calcium is a plaque component. Anyway they cannot do anything about a new bypass (they think it may be problematic anyway to find places to graft the new ones) until the valve issue is revolved. It's a chicken and egg scenario.. They won't do a standard valve replacement because of the arterial blockage and cannot address the blockage until the valve is addressed.. Hence the CoreValve option.. where the valve is inserted via catheter/stent.. heart-valve-surgery.com TBS