NOVA

Season 18, Episode 17

Episode Title: Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife

Air Date: 1991-12-03

Overview:

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.