Rochelle's Question: My divorce settlement included a $150,000 life insurance policy for our 3 children, with me as beneficiary and a $50,000 policy in my name to be carried by my ex-husband. When he lost his job, he dropped the policies. Now he has a terminal illness and cannot get insurance.
Coronary bypass surgery. Coronary bypass surgery is a procedure that restores blood flow to your heart muscle by diverting the flow of blood around a section of a blocked artery in your heart. Coronary bypass surgery is a surgical procedure that diverts the flow of blood around a section of a blocked or partially blocked artery in your heart. By creating a new pathway to the heart, coronary bypass surgery improves blood flow to your heart muscle.
Patients and healthcare providers must work together after surgery to treat the underlying atherosclerosis and the factors that can cause progression of heart disease. (See 'Reduce cardiac risk factors' below.) This topic review discusses treatments that are recommended after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. These treatments can help to: âReduce the risk of developing complications of coronary heart disease, including having a subsequent heart attack or dying. âHelp a person to feel better and have more energy. An overview of coronary artery bypass graft surgery is discussed in detail separately.