Actor Bill Paxton's Death Showcases Dangers, Lessons for Heart Patients

Charlotte Libov : Feb 27, 2017
Newsmax Health

"Get a second opinion from a cardiac interventionist. I often do stenting procedures on patients who were previously told they needed open-heart surgery but it turns out they didn't." -Dr. Chauncey Crandall

(Hollywood, CA)—[Newsmax Health] Bill Paxton's death from complications following heart surgery underscores the dangers that such procedures can carry as well as lessons for people with cardiovascular disease, a top cardiologist says. (Photo via TheHollywoodNews.com)

Paxton's family announced Sunday that the 61-year-old film and TV star died from a fatal stroke following heart surgery...

Over the years, the safety [of] heart surgery has improved but it still carries...

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