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Old 07-17-2014, 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by TheVillageChicken View Post
Heart caths are big money makers for doctors and studies have shown that on patients with no previous heart problem history, 60% of heart caths performed are unwarranted. I overheard a couple of docs in a country club locker room bragging about how many caths they had each done that day.
In a typical cath lab thirty is about the average..your stress test is usually what warrants the cath. It's not really bragging about how many they do...almost all of their patients are referred..and if they need to be done I have seen many a doctor work well into the night..yep some do not need an intervention, but those who are 90% blocked are very happy that that doctor was there to save them from a stroke or worse
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