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Analysis suggests stents aren't as beneficial as previously thought.
The analysis included results on more than 7,200 patients enrolled in eight studies between 1997 and 2005 comparing stents with medical therapy in stable heart patients with narrowed sections in their heart arteries.
It was time to look at updated data, according to the researchers on this case. Acting on these results could save the health care system over $9,000 per patient and cause fewer complications with the less invasive methods.
