About 600,000 angioplasty procedures, which almost always involve placement of a tiny metal tube called a stent, are done in the U.S. each year. Roughly 70% of these procedures are performed on patients suffering symptoms of a heart attack and aren't medically controversial. But the remainder are done on stable patients who are suffering mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. Of those, 50% are deemed appropriate, 38% uncertain and 12% inappropriate, the report says." Click the link above to learn more or contact our office to schedule a free consultation. No obligations, you may be entitled to monetary compensation. No fee if no recovery.If you received a stent from St. Joseph Medical Center, contact the St. Joseph Stent Lawyer, G. Randolph Rice, Jr., at 410-288-2900. Receive a free review by our cardiologist of your heart stent procedure and cardiac catheterization.
