Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife

Dec 03, 1991 on PBS at 9:00 PM

Summary

George Strait hosts this investigation of a ground-breaking 1991 study that aimed to change the face of surgery and medical treatment in general. When four patients seek safe, effective treatment for their heart disease, they are willing to accept un... (more)usual techniques that bypass traditional surgery or drugs, possibly leading to better results.

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