Dear Doctors: My brother-in-law is 57 years old, and he is getting coronary bypass surgery. I don't want to bother him or my sister with a lot of questions right now, but I do want to understand what is happening. Why is this surgery needed, and how is it done? Will it fix whatever is wrong?
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