Abstract

Evidence reveals that patients at highest risk for poor outcomes are less likely than those at low risk to receive appropriate therapy, a phenomenon termed the “treatment-risk paradox.” In a prospective cohort study, researchers looked at use of guideline-recommended medications in patients with angiographically proven coronary heart disease, with a focus on functional capacity and depressive symptoms (factors likely to “fly under the radar” because they are not coded). One month after catheterization, nearly 4000 patients reported on …

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