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10-28-2008, 05:54 PM
http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081015/2008_10_14t180903_450x301_us_heart_stent.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=4gTJoq8mNPy0Gg1hnnXy9A-- (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/seniors/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081014/hl_nm/us_heart_stent)Reuters - People on Medicare who get elective surgery to open blocked heart arteries often do not get the recommended stress tests to confirm the surgery is warranted, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.



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