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New Study Shows Patients Know Little About Conservative Treatment Options for Coronary Artery Disease

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

Nine out of 10 Medicare patients who received a stent procedure for coronary disease report that their physicians did not present them with the non-invasive alternative of managing their condition with medication, according to the results of a study published online today by the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Floyd J. Fowler Jr., senior scientific advisor at the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, was the study's principal investigator. Continue reading →

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[ProPublica] To Stent or Not to Stent, that is in Question

Posted on August 8, 2012 by

"Unnecessary stenting persists in part because doctors are not explaining the medication-alone option to patients, said Dr. Michael Barry, president of the Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, which has created a guide of treatment choices for patients with stable heart disease."

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