Angioplasty 25 hours after heart attack no good, says new study
15th Nov 2006, 00:47 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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