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Jul 2021
14m 36s

Do Stents Work? Part 3

Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM
About this episode

Can you say Fraud? Today, on the Nutrition Facts podcast, we look at how cardiologists game the system resulting in unnecessary procedures.

This episode features audio from Why Are Stents Still Used If They Don’t Work? and Heart Stents and Upcoding: How Cardiologists Game the System. Visit the video pages for all sources and doctor’s notes related to this podcast.

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