During a heart attack, immediate stenting of other arteries isn’t always necessary

A blocked coronary artery causing an acute heart attack must be opened immediately with a stent procedure. However, if other coronary arteries also appear to be narrowed, it is safe to wait and treat those later. This approach cuts the number of stent procedures in half, according to cardiologists from Radboud university medical center, writing in the New England Journal of Medicine.

This article was originally published on MedicalXpress.com

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