Old method of heart bypass better than 'off-pump'

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 11/04/2009 - 16:00

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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