In the Stent Era, Heart Bypasses Get a New Look - New York Times

In the Stent Era, Heart Bypasses Get a New Look - New York Times
After more than a decade-long decline, is heart bypass surgery poised for a comeback?

Reconsidering Heart Bypass Surgery Some doctors say it may be time to give bypass operations a second look, including some cardiologists who specialize in the far more popular alternative — using stents to keep coronary arteries propped open.

No one is predicting a sudden surge back to bypass, which is still a far more invasive and initially riskier way to treat plaque-clogged heart arteries, a condition that afflicts millions of Americans.