Special Health Bulletin
Bypass Surgery Defined
By Mira ReverenteFORMER PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON’S QUADRUPLE BYPASS SURGERY BROUGHT UNPRECEDENTED ATTENTION TO CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN 2004. HOSPITALS NATIONWIDE REPORTED A SURGE IN PHYSICAL CHECK-UPS, ESPECIALLY AMONG MIDDLE-AGED MEN WHO WERE ANXIOUS TO HAVE THEIR HEARTS CHECKED.
CLINTON’S CHECK-UP WAS PROMPTED BY COMPLAINTS OF CHEST PAIN or angina and a shortness of breath, which are two of the most common symptoms of coronary artery disease.
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