AHA Wrap-Up: Studies Emphasize Improved Outcomes, Cost Effectiveness
Executive Summary
Cardiovascular investigators are now asking new questions, including how can treatment be targeted to those most likely to benefit, and when does aggressive treatment become too much? At the 2006 American Heart Association (AHA) meeting, these questions were at the top of everyone's list, and several highly anticipated studies attempted to provide some answers.
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