ADVISORY/Link Found Between Heart Disease and Medicare Costs.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 1998-- TOPIC: A study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that middle age mid·dle age (m  d l)n. people with a low risk of heart disease need less hospital care in their later years. The study reports that patients at low risk cost Medicare much less than patients with at least one heart disease risk factor. The time of human life between youth and old age, usually reckoned as the years between 40 and 60. Also called midlife. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Gary Swan is Director of SRI International's Center for Health Sciences, and can speak about health care and aging research. Dr. Steve Raskin is Director of the Coronary Care Unit at the Alameda Hospital and is an expert in clinical cardiology. Dr. Duane Stephens is Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation at Berkeley Cardiovascular Medical Group and is an expert in coronary artery disease. Harold Smith is a professor of health sciences at the University of Rochester and focuses on cardiovascular disease. -0- ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. Journalists seeking to interview any of these experts can obtain contact information by visiting the ExpertSource website: http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at the above web address. Business Wire's Virtual Press Club provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com) for more information. |
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