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by kuyakev on March 29th, 2007

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During a heart bypass surgery, the heart stops beating. Is this person considered dead?

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  • by heart-bypass-surgery on August 5th, 2009

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    No, the person is not considered dead. However, in some cases a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care might come into play as the person cannot respond during surgery.

    If you are interested in the legal side of things, you might want to take a look at the NOLO definition:

    http://www.nolo.com/definition.cfm/Term/E982DC6E-4F0F-440D-9D6B6705E180FBC3/alpha/D/

    Specifically for the medical questions, you may want to look at:

    http://heartbypass.org/what-is-minimally-invasive-heart-bypass-surgery.php

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