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Originally Posted by nospam
I've never heard of this approach and it sounds unnecessarily risky. Have you least found a journal article on this? I wouldn't rush into this and I don't recommend having both sides done at the same time.
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Yes, I did find a journal article on it. It seems like the go-to approach when both sides need to be done at once due to artery compromise and the best way to get a good look at all artery damage. I guess it's not the perfect approach, but when arteries are the problem that's what they recommend. The journal says that the outcomes are good from the surgery. If you're a non-smoker and young (which I am) you heal up from it quite will with no additional complications from it. I think he's downplayed how bad things are getting with blood flow because he very sternly told me that even though my right side is not near as symptomatic that it can't wait and absolutely needs to be done.