Study finds risk from popular heart bypass method

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 07/15/2009 - 15:03

A common method used in heart bypass surgery spares patients pain and problems upfront but seems to raise their risk of dying or suffering a heart attack over the next three years, a worrisome new study finds.

The results could have a big impact - about 450,000 bypass operations are done each year in the United States and 70 percent of them use the method at issue....

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