Study finds stroke-prevention surgery safe in growing 80-plus population
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 05:49
in Health & Medicine
New research published in the October issue of Journal of the American College of Surgeons challenges the current opinion that patients in their eighties, who are often deemed 'high-risk' due to their advanced age, should not undergo carotid endarterectomy - a stroke-preventing surgical procedure that clears blockages from the neck's carotid arteries...
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