Most people know when they hear the word stent that it is associated with your heart. However, it is not widely known that stents can also be placed into the blood vessels of the brain. According to ...

An implant meant to block the flow of blood to a brain aneurysm has been recalled after the device's delivery mechanism was found to occasionally experience fractures, leaving dangerous pieces of wire ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It's common for heart attack patients to get stents in their arteries, but can you do the same for brain stroke patients? Well, one procedure is gaining more and more acceptance, ...

Stroke patients who receive a stent to open an artery to the brain are at greater risk of another stroke or death, a new study shows. In a clinical trial of 450 patients, the half who received brain ...

Introduction Is Long-term Single Antiplatelet Clopidogrel Therapy Safe After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in Patients on Anticoagulants? MATRIX Registry: Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Stroke patients who receive a stent to open an artery to the brain are at greater risk of another stroke or death, a new study ...