Heart surgery does not extend lifespan

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Is Heart Surgery Worth It?

 

 

Physicians are questioning whether bypasses and angioplasties

necessarily prolong patients' lives.

 

 

http://.businessweek.com/magazine/content/05_29/b3943037_mz011.htm

 

Frank, my friend who is a health activist from the US, says;

 

In medicine there usually is a continual introduction of the newest,

latest, whiz bang "miracle treatment" until it is proven false 20, 30 or 40

years later, and all the while the continuing introduction of the newer later

"miracle" treatments. If any were worth anything they would stay as true

effective treatments that would build up into a base of effective treatment and

disease would decrease, which we all know has NOT been the case. It more closely

resembles a con game approach to keep the suckers buying what they have to sell.