Fewer clogged arteries may need stent treatment

Courtesy Headlines from the Associated Press  Wed, 01/14/2009 - 16:12

A new study gives fresh evidence that many people with clogged heart arteries are being overtreated with stents, and that a simple blood-flow test might help prevent unnecessary care.

Fewer deaths, heart attacks and repeat procedures occurred when doctors implanted fewer of these tiny artery props, using the blood-flow test to decide when they were truly needed, the study found....

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