Ask Dr. Francis. I just had a cardiac catheterization for chest pain. My cardiologist said he saw a 50 percent narrowing in one of the arteries. I was surprised when he didn't perform an angioplasty but instead just recommended some medications. Why not stent the 50 percent blockage?

Gary S. Francis

Ask Dr. Francis. I just had a cardiac catheterization for chest pain. My cardiologist said he saw a 50 percent narrowing in one of the arteries. I was surprised when he didn't perform an angioplasty but instead just recommended some medications. Why not stent the 50 percent blockage?

Gary S. Francis

Medicine - Cardiology Division

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	8
Number of pages	1
Journal	Heart advisor / the Cleveland Clinic
Volume	5
Issue number	8
State	Published - Aug 2002

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Ask Dr. Francis. I just had a cardiac catheterization for chest pain. My cardiologist said he saw a 50 percent narrowing in one of the arteries. I was surprised when he didn't perform an angioplasty but instead just recommended some medications. Why not stent the 50 percent blockage? / Francis, Gary S.
In: Heart advisor / the Cleveland Clinic, Vol. 5, No. 8, 08.2002, p. 8.

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Francis, Gary S. / Ask Dr. Francis. I just had a cardiac catheterization for chest pain. My cardiologist said he saw a 50 percent narrowing in one of the arteries. I was surprised when he didn't perform an angioplasty but instead just recommended some medications. Why not stent the 50 percent blockage?. In: Heart advisor / the Cleveland Clinic. 2002 ; Vol. 5, No. 8. pp. 8.

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