Sorting out major brain stent study: Experts say procedure effective for some patients
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 16:30
in Health & Medicine
An article appearing in the Sept. 7 New England Journal of Medicine, reporting on National Institutes of Health research on brain stents, says aggressive medical treatment without stenting is better for high-risk stroke patients.
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