NIH-funded studies show stents and surgery no better than medication, lifestyle changes at reducing cardiac events | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

NIH-funded studies show stents and surgery no better than medication, lifestyle changes at reducing cardiac events | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Surgery No Better than Medicine and Lifestyle Changes at Treating Heart Disease

A study found that stents or bypass surgery, in combination with medicine and lifestyle changes, did not reduce the risk of heart attack or death compared with medicines and lifestyle changes alone.