"The Medication Can Be As Effective As Surgeries To Prevent Heart Attacks In Patients With Blocked Coronary Arteries" - Maria Isabel Capiello
A study presented at American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions shows medication can be as effective as surgeries to repair blocked coronary arteries. In light of the results of an exhaustive clinical trial, surgical procedures such as stents or bypasses are often premature or unnecessary for many patients who could obtain the same benefits with pharmacological treatment. There is not always a need to rush. "This provides great security for patients and doctors so they don't rush into invasive therapy," said Pedro Moreno, MD, director of the Cardiology Interventions department at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s. “Doctors can be calmer now that we know that a patient suffering from moderate or high risk in stress tests does not have a greater risk of heart attack or death than if he only received medication, instead of surgery.”
— Pedro R. Moreno, MD, Professor, Medicine, Cardiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Director, Interventional Cardiology, Director, The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Mount Sinai Saint Luke’s