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Interventional cardiology procedures are not recommended for all heart patients and decisions about interventional treatments are made on a patient-by-patient basis. In some cases, treatment with medications or conventional heart surgery is a better option. For example, people with diabetes and other chronic conditions and patients who have a weak heart muscle, calcification of the aortic valve, diseased blood vessels, or multiple artery blockages may not be good candidates for interven...Read the full article