Had a heart attack in 1996 at age of 53 and surving only on reahilation program. Had an another attack two years back.

Doctors had avised me strongly for bypass sugery and replacement of all three apical arteries. The blockages specified by them are ranging from 60 to 80% in these arteries. No comments of previous blockages.

Against my queries of the basis for the percentage specifications by them, their answer is invariably by experience.

All know, the ECG is an indicator only and the angiogram, though invasive, gives only two dimensional pictures and never brings out the extent of blockages and reduction of blood flow to the heart muscle. Gathered, such an instrument to measure the blood flow is available only in USA and the prognosis of the cardiologists are based on this, which is realiable. sad, we have no such facility in India.

Further, the doctors frighten of the heart ejection fraction by means of echocardiogram. here again, my query is to be the probe clicking point as this decides the volume of the left ventricule and readings thereof of the sound waves and counting by the computer.

I get no specific answers, but frightening medical phraseologies.

Sorry to hear, 95% of heart patients whom I know have submitted themselves to invasive procedures and living with all sorts of allopathy medicines and excercise programs with fears.