Amazing new Stroke Therapy using Stents
\ Wow, great study out of Oregon Health Sciences! New interventional stroke therapy with great results so far…
The stent expands the interior walls of the artery and allows blood to get to the patient’s brain immediately to prevent as much brain damage as possible. The clot seeps into the mesh of the stent. Then, after five minutes, the stent and clot are removed together.
(via OHSU.edu)
