Background: Significant controversy remains over how urgently coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) should be scheduled, particularly for patients with stenosis of the left main coronary artery.

In a study published in this issue 4 (see page 371), Légaré and associates investigate pre- and postoperative mortality and morbidity in a group of patients with stenosis of the left main coronary ...

She underwent a bypass surgery, which rerouted blood flow through the popliteal artery. But while recovering, Prindle realized something was wrong. "I was just experiencing more pain than ever.