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NOVA

Season 18 · Episode 17

Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife

0.055mDecember 3, 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.

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Episode 4Case of the Flying Dinosaur
Episode 5T. rex Exposed
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Episode 8The Russian Right Stuff: The Mission
Episode 9Swimming With Whales
Episode 10The Chip vs. the Chess Master
Episode 11Sex, Lies and Toupee Tape
Episode 12So You Want to Be a Doctor?
Episode 13Secrets of the Dead Sea Scrolls
Episode 14Suicide Mission to Chernobyl
Episode 15Taller Than Everest?
Episode 16Fastest Planes in the Sky
Episode 17Avoiding the Surgeon's Knife
Episode 18Skyscraper! A NOVA Special
Episode 19The Fine Art of Faking It