Emergency Angioplasty Patients Do Best At Hospitals Where It''s The ''default'' Treatment
Thu, 19 Jan 2006 01:00 AM EST
... Lower risk of death, faster treatment seen at hospitals where majority of heart attack patients get artery-opening procedures instead of drugsAcross America, hospitals large and small have been racing to offer angioplasty and other minimally invasive treatments to open blocked heart arteries. But not all of them have the ability to do it on an emergency basis, performing angioplasty around the clock on heart attack patients... click link for more info. ...
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