Individualized Stroke Treatment Available For Patients, Though Underutilized

Friday, April 3, 2009 - 09:07 in Health & Medicine

Nearly 90 percent of the 700,000 strokes that affect US patients each year are caused by a blockage of blood vessels supplying the brain, known as ischemic stroke. A new study provides solid evidence of the effectiveness of catheter-based therapy to remove blood clots in stroke patients.

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