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Hi Doctors, Last week my father(67 yrs)  had a pace maker implant. For heart arteries blocks, doctor said 5 stents to be placed My question: Upto how many stents can a 67 years old person can have ? Who had pace maker last week.
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Calcified lesions ... Better to go for CABG
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