12Nov2009
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Author: mediabot
AP – If you’re among the hundreds of thousands of Americans with clogged kidney arteries, you might want to consider trying medicines before rushing into angioplasty to open them up. The pricey procedure is no more effective and carries surprisingly big risks, a study found.
Study: Kidney angioplasty brings risks, no benefit
(AP)
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