Heart disease patients with exercise-induced chest pain may not need stents.
But very often, doctors also refer patients for an invasive procedure to widen the artery. That could mean either inserting a tiny balloon to inflate the artery, followed by placement of a metal tube called a stent to keep the artery propped open, or bypass surgery, when surgeons redirect the flow of blood around the blocked artery.
The other half got the medications and lifestyle advice, too, but were also referred for either a stent or bypass surgery. There was one noteworthy difference: Patients who had a surgical intervention reported more chest pain relief than those in the conservative group.active 60-year-old woman
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