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Obesity May Protect Against Cardiac Events After Multi-Vessel Stenting
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The results of the Arterial Revascularization Therapies Study Part II (ARTS II) show that body mass index (BMI) "had no impact on one-year clinical outcomes in patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease treated with sirolimus-eluting stents," principal investigator Dr. Ahmed A. Khattab of the Segeberger Kliniken in Bad Segeberg, Germany, and colleagues report. Reuters Health Information
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U.S. Medicare May Broaden Obesity Surgery Payment
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The U.S. Medicare program may expand reimbursement for bariatric surgery for the obese, in light of a study that found the treatment can help reverse diabetes, the agency said on Monday. Reuters Health Information
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