Heart-lung machines prove safe even in the elderly

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — One of the scariest parts of bypass surgery — having your heart stopped and going on a heart-lung machine while doctors fix your clogged arteries — is safe even in the elderly and doesn’t cause mental decline as many people have feared, two landmark studies show.

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