Coronary artery disease: Angioplasty or bypass surgery?

Q.	My doctor has scheduled a cardiac catheterization. If blockages are found, what factors determine whether angioplasty or bypass surgery is most appropriate? No name / No state given see response Mayo Clinic cardiologist Martha Grogan, M.D., and colleagues answer select questions from readers.

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