Heart Bypass Surgery & Rue McClanahan

Coronary artery bypass surgery, also coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, and colloquially heart bypass or bypass surgery is a surgical procedure performed to relieve angina and reduce the risk of death from coronary artery disease. Arteries or veins from elsewhere in the patient's body are grafted to the coronary arteries to bypass atherosclerotic narrowings and improve the blood supply to the coronary circulation supplying the myocardium (heart muscle). This surgery is usually performed with the heart stopped, necessitating the usage of cardiopulmonary bypass; techniques are available to perform CABG on a beating heart, so-called "off-pump" surgery.

The terms single bypass, double bypass, triple bypass, quadruple bypass and quintuple bypass refer to the number of coronary arteries bypassed in the procedure. In other words, a double bypass means two coronary arteries are bypassed (e.g. the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery and right coronary artery (RCA)); a triple bypass means three vessels are bypassed (e.g. LAD, RCA, left circumflex artery (LCX)); a quadruple bypass means four vessels are bypassed (e.g. LAD, RCA, LCX, first diagonal artery of the LAD) while quintuple means five. Bypass of more than four coronary arteries is uncommon.

A greater number of bypasses does not imply a person is "sicker," nor does a lesser number imply a person is "healthier." A person with a large amount of coronary artery disease (CAD) may receive fewer bypass grafts owing to the lack of suitable "target" vessels. A coronary artery may be unsuitable for bypass grafting if it is small (< 1 mm or < 1.5 mm depending on surgeon preference), heavily calcified (meaning the artery does not have a section free of CAD) or intramyocardial (the coronary artery is located within the heart muscle rather than on the surface of the heart). Similarly, a person with a single stenosis ("narrowing") of the left main coronary artery requires only two bypasses (to the LAD and the LCX). However, a left main lesion places a person at the highest risk for death from a cardiac cause. The surgeon reviews the coronary angiogram prior to surgery and identifies the lesions (or "blockages") in the coronary arteries. The surgeon will estimate the number of bypass grafts prior to surgery, but the final decision is made in the operating room upon examination of the heart. (Wikipedia)
In the Philippines, coronary artery bypass surgery is a very expensive procedure, ranging from half million pesos to one million and up (USD10,900 to USD21,740+)
In some cases a repeat surgery has to be done because of an appearance of another blockage. You can just imagine the cost!

Below is the news item on Rue McClanahan, ‘Golden Girls’ star. She had a heart bypass surgery in 2009.

Golden Girls' star Rue McClanahan dead at 76

Rue McClanahan, known to TV fans as Vivian Harmon on "Maude" and most famously as the oversexed Southern belle Blanche Devereaux on the 1980s sitcom "The Golden Girls," died early Thursday morning after suffering a major stroke, her manager said.
The Emmy winner, who was working into 2009, had a minor stroke in January while recovering from heart bypass surgery in November. Recent roles included a 2009 spot on "Law & Order" and a lead on the first season of the Logo series "Sordid Lives."
She was married six times -- most recently in 1997, to Morrow Wilson.
McClanahan is the third of the four "Golden Girls" costars to pass away; Estelle Getty died at 84 in 2008 and Bea Arthur died at 86 in 2009. Fans of the gang might enjoy hearing White and McClanahan remembering Arthur in a discussion on NBC's "Today" show (click here for the video).
Betty White is now the sole surviving "Girl."
— Christie D'Zurilla

Statins reduce the cholesterol level of the body, some hypertensive medicines dilate the blood vessels so that blood can circulate freely in the arteries; and some hypertensive medicines slow down the blood flow from the heart which cause dizziness to some hypertensives. I have used both medications for my hypertension. If you use it, it is a lifetime medication because it does not correct the root cause of the hypertension. On the other hand, statins reduce the cholesterol level of the body, if you want a leaner body, it is alright.

According to Dr. Robin B. Navarro,MD, international consultant in Cellular and biochemical medicine, we need cholesterol in our body. The brain is mostly cholesterol. If we are short of it in the brain, it causes memory lapses. Each cell of the body is coated by cholesterol. If not fully covered, microbes attack the cells.

We need vitamins and minerals for the body to function properly. MAC or mineral alkaline concentrate, in nano form can help. I have normalized my blood pressure and my chest pain is gone since I followed Dr. Navarro's advice on cholesterol and the use of MAC. Get the good cholesterol from eggs of free-range chicken. liver from grass-fed cow, and the bone marrow of the cow. Again, it should be grass-fed.

It is not the cholesterol which is the culprit for hypertension but the inflammation in our body. Cholesterol helps to patch up damages in the blood vessels.

Please view the video on acidic blood and the literature on MAC to guide you why it works and how to use it.