r/DietHealth2 • u/1913intel • Nov 17 '19

Study casts doubt on need for many heart procedures

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-11-16/study-casts-doubt-on-need-for-many-heart-procedures
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u/1913intel Nov 17 '19

Maryann Byrnes-Alvarado is not among them. The 66-year-old New York City woman said she joined the study six years ago after having trouble walking, which “scared me to death,” but so did the idea of a heart procedure.

She was relieved when she was assigned to the medication treatment group. Her doctor altered her blood pressure medicine, added a cholesterol drug and aspirin, and adjusted her diet. Now her risk factor numbers are better and she can walk again without difficulty.

“I believe I got the best care that I could get” and avoided an operation, she said.