Forbes October 31, 2023
Topline
A new report published Tuesday found over one in five coronary stents placed between 2019 and 2021 were unnecessary, costing Medicare $800 million a year and putting patients at risk of complications like stroke, heart attack and death.
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“The overuse of stents is incredibly wasteful and puts hundreds of thousands of patients in harm’s way,” Vikas Saini, a cardiologist and president of the Lown Institute said in a statement.
Key Background
A coronary stent is a small mesh tube inserted in the body to open up weak or narrow arteries or other passages, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute. They restore blood flow to the heart without the use of open-heart surgery...
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