Late angioplasty after heart attack no better than drug therapy
14th Nov 2006, 15:19 GMT
About one-third of heart attack patients do not receive treatment to open blocked arteries within the recommended 12-hours after a heart attack. For years it has been thought that late balloon angioplasty of these patients' arteries, if they are totally blocked, is still beneficial. However, a large clinical trial found that stable patients who had angioplasty plus stenting three to 28 days after a heart attack did no better than patients on drug treatment alone.
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