Wednesday 17 December 2014

Clot-grabbing devices offer better outcomes for stroke patients

By Gene Emery Reuters Health - Going into the blocked artery of someone who is having a stroke to remove the clot is more likely to produce a good recovery than treatment with just clot-busting drugs, according to a study of 500 patients in the Netherlands. "Catching the clot and fishing it out of the blocked artery to reopen it makes a big difference in outcome," Dr. Jeffrey Saver, a director of the University of California Los Angeles Stroke Center, told Reuters Health. ... via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

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