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New study questions benefits of $10 billion angioplasty industry

November 18, 2008 — 11:16am ET | By Anne Zieger
Over recent months we've seen several studies that questioned the benefit of angioplasty in many of the cases in which it is used; with the number of angioplasties performed per year having increased... Read more...

Study: Drugs may do as well as an angioplasty

August 15, 2008 — 11:52am ET | By Anne Zieger
In many cases, people with chronic chest pain who aren't at great risk for a heart attack may do much better with drug treatment than an angioplasty, according to a new study. Angioplasty is still... Read more...