NOVA · Season 19 · Episode 7

“Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife”

Aired Wednesday 4 December 1991

NOVA follows the efforts of four participants in a celebrated California study to unblock arteries without using drugs or surgery before their heart disease becomes fatal. A studio segment featuring experts with varying medical views will air as part of the 60-minute program. ABC News Medical Correspondent George Strait moderates.

S19 E7 discussion