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Heart Disease and the Cholesterol Myth
Heart Disease and the Cholesterol Myth

Heart Disease and the Cholesterol Myth

In 2006, according to the American Heart Association, 1.3 million coronary angioplasty procedures were performed at an average cost of $48,399 each, or more than $60 billion, and 448,000 coronary bypass operations were performed at a cost of $99,743 each, or more than $44 billion. In other words, Americans spent more than $100 billion in 2006 for these two procedures alone.