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Communicating risks and benefits to cardiology patients.

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Trying to explain potential outcomes, and their likelihoods, is a challenge. Indeed, patients who just had a stent procedure remember few of the related risks and benefits [1]. Patients are often unfamiliar with the terminology, vary widely in health status, numeracy, health literacy, and information preferences. Complicating things further is aiming to ensure that patients understand the “material risks” for them as individuals: a matter not just of probability, but also the impact it could have on them personally.

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Access to Information, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures, Choice Behavior, Decision Making, Humans, Physician-Patient Relations, Prognosis, Risk Assessment, Truth Disclosure

Journal Title

Heart

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Journal ISSN

1355-6037
1468-201X

Volume Title

106

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BMJ

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