Peter Attia· MD
there are a whole bunch of people that don't seem to get any better with stents meaning there's no evidence you're gonna save their life and that's not the only reason to put a stent in because if you save a person from having another heart attack that might be a reason anyone who's had a heart attack would say I don't care if it reduces my risk of dying but just not having a heart attack would be a benefit or if it reduces chest pain so you have this whole other group of people who actually have no benefit of a stent it doesn't reduce chest pain doesn't reduce subsequent heart attack and it doesn't save a life