While the approach that all heart artery blockages should be fixed makes sense, in some cases, it’s wrong. A cardiologist explains:
If you think all heart artery blockages should be fixed, you’re not alone. For years, cardiologists also thought if we can open a blocked artery with aDoug is a 67-year-old man who came to see me because he feels like he’s a little slower during vigorous exercise than he should be. He doesn’t have chest pain or shortness of breath, and his endurance is good, but he’s not able to keep up as well as he wants.
During a heart attack, it is well accepted that opening the heart artery with a stent procedure is beneficial. There is solid research evidence that opening the artery lowers the risk of death, further damage to the heart, and future heart failure. One of the first large research studies that showed opening blocked heart arteries in stable patients did not save lives was the. This study compared people who had heart artery blockages treated with stents and medications to those treated with just medications. After following these individuals for almost five years on average, there was no difference in death rates or heart attack rates between the two groups.
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