Barriers To Angioplasty For Life-Threatening Heart Attacks In Florida: Women, The Elderly And Weekend Admissions Less Likely To Get The Treatment

Women, the elderly, and patients admitted to the emergency department on weekends are all less likely to receive same-day coronary angioplasty for a life-threatening heart attack in Florida, University of South Florida researchers found. Their study was published this month (Oct. 1) in the American Journal of Cardiology.

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Filed under: Cardiovascular on October 13th, 2008