>I was going to call you privately on this but I getting this subject
>out on Usenet for archive is a better thing to do.
>
>I have a close friend, an attorney, age 58, 315 lbs at 6"1. On 19 Dec
>(Fri), he flunked a stress treadmill , out of breath and prior to
>elevation. The details are sketchy.
>
>On 26 Dec, after a catherization revealed multiple blockages, he had a
>quad bypass at Crawford Long.  He returned home last Saturday, called
>me, no pain, feels better, bed resting, etc. He is Type 2 diabetic
>
>Two questions.
>
>If he does not improve his health parameters (morbid obesity, alcohol
>intake, sat fat laden diet, no exercise, stressed work), what is his
>statistical probabilities for length of life, an MI, additional
>blockages and such.
>
>If he does improve all of the above, what then?
>
>And in the interim, between now and obtaining a healthy lifestyle,
>will his risks decrease, increase or stay the same?
>
>I understand these are very general parameters but what would you be
>telling him, with this information and no examination, if he sought
>your counsel?
>
>http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap031111.html
>Lift well, Eat less, Walk fast, Live long.