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[Nasser F. Abou'Seada]

Dear Mark
I do echo your thoughts

NFA

On 5/17/07, Mark Levinson <mmlevinson at hsforum.com> wrote:
>
> On May 12, 2007, at 10:51 AM, Hgrmd at aol.com wrote:
>
> > Prasanna,
> >   His family isn't pressuring him to have surgery.  He wants it,
> > if we will
> > offer it to him.  I'm inclined not to do it.
>
> Hal
>
> The case you describe caries a significant cross-clamp, pump and
> recovery time
> plus at least a 10% stroke risk (porcelin aorta), redo with root
> replacement.
>
> Its easy to be a Saturday morning quarterback, but I would bet he will
> not enjoy a great result, and have a prolonged recovery.     And,
> despite
> your excellent surgery, I doubt he will live to 96!
>
> So, from this distance, I would say no.    However, you are closer to
> the
> situation and I would respect whatever you decide.
>
>
>
>
> Mark M. Levinson, MD
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Nasser  F.  Abou'Seada,
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