Don’t try this at home
Today’s ODDposting concerns a pioneer in open heart surgery
. Before the advent of heart-lung bypass machines
, literally putting patients on ice gave surgeons a ten-minute window to get in, do their thing, and get out. Worked mainly for simple congenital heart defects
. These days, more and more heart procedures are being done off the pump, and some even by robots. Danger Will Robinson
.
Speaking of hearts, heart disease kills over 150,000 people younger than 65
. (Maybe that little pain isn’t indigestion.) But, do you know that brushing your teeth and getting a regular teeth cleaning might lower your risk of developing coronary artery disease
? Gum infection has been linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Every 34 seconds, someone dies in the United States of heart disease. Now that’s one line you don’t want to cut into.
Make your tooth brush a weapon against heart disease. (and take that baby aspirin
.)
