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    "Most healthy patients don't need aspirin therapy. We use it in patients at high risk of bad cardiovascular events, such as those with prior heart attacks, strokes, high levels of calcium in the arteries, among others (it's a long list)."
    - Dr. Alexander Postalian, General and Interventional Card...

  • My Doctor Says I Need Quadruple Bypas...

    "Not all blockages can be fixed with stents, and surgery might be the better approach. The answer is clear in some patients, but there is a large gray zone. In general (simplification), surgery tends to last longer than stents."
    - Dr. Alexander Postalian, General and Interventional Cardiologist

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  • My Friend Had Their Aortic Valve Repl...

    "Most aortic valve procedures in the US are now done minimally invasively through the groin, but not all patients are candidates for this. We make these decisions after discussing each individual case in a multidisciplinary meeting."
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