heart surgery
The latest news on heart surgery
U.S. costs would drop about $400 million a year with no harm to patients, researchers say
Rate of finding blockage that requires action stretches from 23% to 100%
But only half of non-emergency artery-opening procedures were deemed appropriate
In North Carolina, statewide coordination sped up lifesaving hospital transfers, researchers say
Cardiovascular trouble reduced as much as 25 percent by cholesterol drug in this high-risk group
Before receiving heart stent, fewer than half of patients found to be on recommended medications
But researchers say it's still the best option for certain patients
Doctors more likely to perform angioplasty, heart surgery on men, researchers say
It may be better than medication alone, researchers report
Certain heart patients fare equally well, researchers report
