A genetic factor is linked to long-term success of leg bypass surgery
Monday, June 20, 2011 - 09:00
in Health & Medicine
Outcomes of bypass surgery to repair blocked arteries in the legs tend to be better in the roughly one-in-five people who have inherited a specific genetic variation from both parents, according to a study presented at the late-breaking clinical trials session of the Vascular Annual Meeting in Chicago on June 18, 2011.