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Controversial laser heart procedures find little favour among US MCAC (Medicare coverage advisory committee) panel

This article was originally published in Clinica

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There is too little evidence to judge the potential health benefits of a procedure that uses lasers to drill holes in the heart's myocardium following coronary artery bypass surgery, a panel of experts told Medicare last week.

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