Invasive Treatment Appears Beneficial For Men And High-risk Women With Certain Coronary Syndromes
Thursday, July 3, 2008 - 17:21
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 catheterization) is associated with reduced risk of rehospitalization, heart attack or death, whereas low-risk women may have an increased risk of heart attack or death with this treatment.