Don’t Stent Stable Patients First, New Meta-Analysis Affirms

Researchers hope latest study will accelerate a shift away from first-line stenting in patients with stable heart disease.

Stents don’t improve clinical outcomes or even chest pain symptoms compared to optimal medical therapy alone in stable patients with coronary artery disease, a meta-analysis concluded last week.

The analysis, published Feb. 27 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, incorporates outcomes from eight studies conducted since the mid-1990s...

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