NEW YORK: Many heart patients get newer, pricey stents inserted during artery-clearing procedures, even if it's not clear they would be worse off with more basic, less expensive stents, a new study suggests.
The new findings are an example of ways technology gets overused and at times misused in healthcare, according to a commentary accompanying the study.
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