Propping artery open loses its benefit quickly
14th Nov 2006, 23:21 GMT
Opening a blocked artery with balloons and stents can be lifesaving in the early hours after a heart attack, but a new study concludes that it often does no good if the heart attack occurred more than 25 hours ago.
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