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MillCreek

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Do you really need a stent or cardiac bypass surgery? Maybe not so much.
« on: November 16, 2019, 02:43:35 PM »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/11/16/embargoed-drugs-are-effective-invasive-procedures-patients-with-stable-heart-disease-major-trial-finds/

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01471522

Stents may be good for preventing chest pain during exercise, but do not lower the rate of heart attacks or cardiac deaths.  People without chest pain get no benefit from stents or bypass surgery.  Interesting news for those of us getting old enough to think about our cardiovascular systems.
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Re: Do you really need a stent or cardiac bypass surgery? Maybe not so much.
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2019, 05:51:26 PM »
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Re: Do you really need a stent or cardiac bypass surgery? Maybe not so much.
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2019, 10:51:14 AM »
Color me skeptical.
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