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MillCreek
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Do you really need a stent or cardiac bypass surgery? Maybe not so much.
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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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Quote from: Angel Eyes on August 09, 2018, 01:56:15 AM
You are one lousy risk manager.
230RN
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WHATEVER YOUR DEFINITION OF "INFRINGE " IS, YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING IT.
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Color me skeptical.
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