Brain stents promising for stroke patients
After implants, people more likely to survive and live independently, research shows
By Marilynn Marchione - AP Chief Medical Writer
Published: April 21, 2015
Stroke experts are reporting a major advance: Stents similar to the ones used to open clogged heart arteries also can be used to clear a blood clot in the...
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