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News: February 14, 2012

Stenting Riskier for Older Patients With Blocked Carotid Artery
FRIDAY, Sept. 10 (HealthDay News) -- For patients aged 70 and older who have a blocked neck artery, inserting a stent to reopen the artery is riskier than surgically widening the artery, a new study finds. But for younger patients, stenting may be...
Surgery Better Than Angioplasty for Narrowed Neck Artery
FRIDAY, Aug. 28 (HealthDay News) -- The latest results from the longest-running study yet confirm that surgery is better than artery-opening angioplasty in preventing strokes caused by blockage of the carotid artery, the largest vessel carrying bl...
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