Remove Angioplasty Remove Heart attacks Remove Open-Heart Surgery
article thumbnail

Rise of the Lysenkoist Cardiologists

Dr. Anish Koka

There may be no better study to symbolize the dysfunction that has invaded cardiology than the VIRGO trial, a study examining the outcomes of young patients (18-55) presenting to the hospital with a heart attack. More cardiac injury means more dead heart muscle, and a larger scar. versus 63.2%; P <0.001), hyperlipidemia (68.9%