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What Causes Multiple Blocks?

Dear Doctor,

My mother (62Y) has multiple blocks and was advised for a bypass in AIMS cochin, due to thyriod problem the bypass has been postponed, she has a pumping rate of 50% and diabetic for last 15 years.is it preferable to go ahead with bypass orelse anyother alternate options are available in the medical science to treat her. kindly answer the same
Mon, 20 Nov 2017
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your mother is having multiple blocks and these blocks may be due to ischemiac heart disease ...your mother must javr shown blocked coronary arteries that is the reason for suggestion of bypass surgery...your mother will recover after bypass otherwise pacemaker may be inserted ...but first go for bypass so as to cure underlying cause ...but before such a surgery thyroid has to be stabilised
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What Causes Multiple Blocks?

your mother is having multiple blocks and these blocks may be due to ischemiac heart disease ...your mother must javr shown blocked coronary arteries that is the reason for suggestion of bypass surgery...your mother will recover after bypass otherwise pacemaker may be inserted ...but first go for bypass so as to cure underlying cause ...but before such a surgery thyroid has to be stabilised