By Marilyn Marchione AP Chief Medical Writer Comments Zoom Dr. Gervasio Lamas of Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, the leader of a study testing a controversial and experimental treatment for heart disease, speaks at an American Heart Association conference in Los Angeles, Sunday. (Matthew G. Fisher / Associated Press) Los Angeles -- A heart disease treatment that many doctors consider to be fringe medicine unexpectedly showed some promise in a federal study clouded by ethical and scientific controversy, causing debate about the results. The study took 10 years, cost taxpayers $30 million, involved several doctors convicted of felonies and spurred a federal probe into patient safety. Even...
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