Heart Stents No Better Than Drugs
Researchers have recently discovered that heart patients who have stents implanted to keep their arteries open have no lasting benefit compared to those treated only with drugs. The five-year study found that patients treated with stents in addition to statins and other drugs did have a better blood flow to the heart than patients treated only with drugs, but they did not live longer or have fewer heart attacks. This study confirmed the results of previous, smaller studies.
