While heart disease is among the most studied of illnesses, the Wall Street Journal reported that only 11% of more than 2,700 recommendations approved by conventional cardiologists for treating heart patients were supported by high-quality scientific testing.
Because treatment decisions are often made very forcefully by the doctor, the patient is convinced that the doctor knows what he/she is talking about.
According to Harlan Krumholz, a cardiologist at Yale University School of Medicine, doctors should disclose to patients the strength of the evidence behind the care they recommend.
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