Why Use Stents When They Don’t Work? 

Why Use Stents When They Don’t Work? 

Again and again, studies have shown that doctors tend to make clinical decisions for patients based on how much they themselves will get paid. In 2007, we learned from the COURAGE trial that angioplasty and stents—percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)—don’t reduce...
Do Heart Stents Benefit Angina Chest Pain? 

Do Heart Stents Benefit Angina Chest Pain? 

Sham surgery trials prove that procedures like non-emergency stents offer no benefit for angina pain—only risk to millions of patients. Angioplasty and stents—percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)—for stable, non-emergency coronary artery disease are among “the...
The Risks vs. Benefits of Angioplasty and Heart Stents 

The Risks vs. Benefits of Angioplasty and Heart Stents 

What do physicians and stent companies have to say for themselves, given that they promote expensive, risky procedures with no benefit? “Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)”—angioplasty and stent placement—“continues to be frequently performed for patients with...
Heart Stents and Their Risks 

Heart Stents and Their Risks 

Why are doctors killing or stroking out thousands of people a year for nothing? How do doctors even convince patients to sign up for procedures that are all risk without benefit? Millions of people have gotten stents for stable coronary artery disease (CAD), yet we...
2024 Year in Review

2024 Year in Review

Celebrating 2024. Celebrating Your Support. What a year NutritionFacts.org had! Our successes, output, and outreach in 2024 are thanks to your support. We simply cannot do what we do without your generosity. Thank you. You’re invited to read our 2024 Year in Review in...