The Dr. London Podcast

You Have Blockages in Your Heart — What Now?

The Dr. London Podcast

Show Notes

In today's episode, Dr. Jeremy London, board-certified cardiovascular surgeon, discusses potential options if you are told you have blockages in your heart arteries. He shares the difference between lifestyle and medication interventions, stents, and bypass surgery.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 You've Been Told You Have Blockages in Your Heart - Now What

00:04:34 Basic Anatomy of Heart Arteries and Blockages

00:07:26 Lifestyle Modifications and Medications

00:13:59 Stents or Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)

00:18:58)Bypass Surgery or Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG

00:21:58 Your Decision Needs to be Individualized

00:23:39 This Doesn't Solve the Underlying Root Problem

00:28:20 Thank You For Listening!

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