Medication more effective than stenting in stroke patients, study finds

Wednesday, September 7, 2011 - 18:00 in Health & Medicine

The surgery resulted in a higher incidence of a second stroke and death, researchers report.People at high risk of suffering a second stroke appear to fare better on a meticulous regimen of medications rather than having surgery to insert an artery-opening stent in the brain, according to a new report.

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