Stroke study finds neck stents safe, effective

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A big study finds that people with narrowed neck arteries that could lead to a stroke can be safely treated with a less drastic option than the surgery done now.

By: By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Medical Writer | WNCT
Published: February 26, 2010

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A big study finds that people with narrowed neck arteries that could lead to a stroke can be safely treated with a less drastic option than the surgery done now.
Doctors say that hundreds of thousands of Americans a year might be able to have an artery-opening procedure and a stent, instead of surgery. A stent is a mesh tube that props the blood vessel open,
The treatments have different complications, though. Strokes were more of a problem after stents, while heart attacks were more common in people given surgery.

(Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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