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Sacred Heart Introduces
Brachytherapy as Answer to Coronary Stent Problems
Spokane, WA-Each year, nearly 700,000 people in the United States undergo angioplasty to remedy coronary artery disease. While it is the first line of treatment for most patients, it is not without problems, and that's why Sacred Heart Medical Center now offers vascular brachytherapy, a radiation treatment confined to the affected artery. For the full press release select a file type: Word file PDF file