Stay out of hospital or reduce risk of heart event? Treatment decision gets more complex

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Stay out of hospital or reduce risk of heart event? Treatment decision gets more complex

9 June 2021

Martin

Johnston

mjohnston@nzdoctor.co.nz

Wednesday 9 June 2021, 01:40 AM

Auckland cardiologist Harvey White says there is a trade-off for patients in invasive versus conservative treatment

Researchers have found invasive or conservative treatment makes little difference to certain heart patients’ key outcomes after four years. The stud

White HD, O’Brien SM, Alexander MD, et al. Comparison of days alive out of hospital with invasive vs conservative management, a prespecified analysis of the ISCHEMIA trial. JAMA Cardiol 2021 May 3; e211651.

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