World IN BRIEF : BRITAIN : Smoker Rejected for Heart Surgery Dies
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Harry Elphick, 47, was denied bypass surgery in April after his first heart attack because he smoked 25 cigarettes a day. He kicked the habit, but before doctors could operate he had a second heart attack last week, this time fatal. A pro-smoking group called the decision to refuse surgery “health fascism.”
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