Death and hospital readmission more likely for black patients after coronary stent placement
Black patients who undergo minimally invasive procedures for clogged arteries are more likely to die or be readmitted to hospital months after the procedure, according to a Michigan Medicine study. The research team analyzed more than 29,000 elderly patients with health insurance who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention, which includes stenting and balloon angioplasty, between 2013 …
