Retrievable Stents for Strokes

PITTSBURGH. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- When someone suffers a stroke, time is critical. For every few minutes that blood and oxygen are blocked, portions of the brain suffer irreversible damage. Now, a technique designed to remove clots from large vessels in the brain may be highly effective in reducing stroke’s life-altering side effects.

Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 5, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news