Hi, My husband had a triple heart bypass almost 2 yrs ago when he was 40 and shortly after carotid artery surgery. I was wondering what his life expectancy was? Prior he has had a level 4 skin cancer also... When he had his heart attack the doctor said usually 2% of the people do not make it off the table but his risk was like 10%. They showed me his arteries and they were very small...they said they look like a 80 yr olds. He is about 5 foot 10 and 163 pounds.
Hi post by pass life expectancy is 10 years usually.a stress thallium test is advice for your husband every year, it will give definite information about the patency of grafts used in by pass, if the grafts are patent you husband is well. Senstivity of stress thallium is about 98% hence its advisable every year specially in high risk patients. From what you say it seems that your husband has multiple artery diffuse disease, hence a stress thallium will give the exact idea about graft patency prognosis of your husband