Invasive treatment appears beneficial for patients with certain coronary syndromes
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 - 09:49
in Health & Medicine
An analysis of previous studies indicates that among men and high-risk women with a certain type of heart attack or angina an invasive treatment strategy (such as cardiac catheterisation) is associated with reduced risk of rehospitalisation, heart attack or death, whereas low-risk women may have an increased risk of heart attack or death with this treatment, according to an article in the 2 July issue of JAMA...
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