There was one exception and that was patients with severe chest pain fared better with angioplasty. So the question remains, drugs or angioplasty?
One physician states though that some patients now may be given medications without adequate testing to show angioplasty can safely be delayed, so is the study a help or is it adding more gray area to the decision making process? BD
People with chronic chest pain who are not in big danger of a heart attack now may have even less reason to rush into an artery-opening angioplasty: There's more evidence drugs should be tried first and often are just as effective. The slim early advantage for angioplasty at relieving pain in these non-emergency cases starts to fade within six months and vanishes after three years, according to a new report from a landmark heart study.
Drugs as good as stents for many heart patients - washingtonpost.com
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