Turned Down for Bypass Surgery? What CHIP PCI Actually Means
Key Takeaways Being turned down for bypass surgery is not the end of the road. It’s the point where a different, more specific clinical question needs to be asked: is this person a candidate for CHIP PCI — Complex High-Risk and Indicated Percutaneous Coronary Intervention? Every year, a meaningful share of patients referred to cardiac […]
Cardiac Second Opinion Before Bypass, CTO PCI, or Complex Angioplasty
Key Takeaways Asking for a second opinion on a cardiac diagnosis is not an act of distrust. It is standard, endorsed practice in modern cardiology. ACC/AHA guidelines are explicit that patients have the right to a specialist review before committing to anything irreversible — and bypass surgery is about as irreversible as it gets. Here […]