I hope someone can help me... My mother had a Cardiac Cathiterization this past week but they couldn't help her because she has many blockages and it seems that her heart has made a Natural Bypass on it's own, the Dr wouldn't touch her, he said it was too risky. We have to wait and see a vascular Dr and see if he can open up the blockages in her groin area, she may need bypasses on her legs but her heart can't handle any kind of surgery right now.
I need someone to give me a web site or something where I can find information. I've searched but I can't seem to find anything on a persons heart doing it's own bypass. Thank you
2007-10-22 03:57:21 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Growth of a natural by-pass is called arteriogenesis, and the new vessels are called collaterals. You can search with these two words
2007-10-22 04:43:33 · answer #1 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋