New Insights Into Who's At Risk With Angioplasty
By U.S.News & World Report
Who's most at risk when undergoing the common, artery-opening procedure known as angioplasty?
A major U.S. study may have come up with some answers -- risk factors that doctors can use to gauge the odds of death after angioplasty, also known as "percutaneous coronary intervention" (PCI).
"This is the largest representation of PCI practice in the country," said study co-author Dr. Sunil V. Rao, assistant professor of medicine at Duke University in Durham, N.C. "It is a nice cross-section of what is happening nationwide," he said.
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