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Heart Tests

Study: Malpractice Worries Help Drive Health Costs

AP | STEPHANIE NANO | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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NEW YORK — A substantial number of heart doctors – about one in four – say they order medical tests that might not be needed out of ...

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Study Suggests Too Many Invasive Heart Tests Given

AP | MALCOLM RITTER | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Heart Surgery, Heart Tests, High Blood Pressure, Surgery, Health, Health Tips, Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Blood Pressure, Wellness, Heart Attack, Healthy Living News

NEW YORK — A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant pro...

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