Stenting To Prop Open Blocked Arteries: Will That Be Through An Arm Or A Leg?
Tuesday, July 22, 2008 - 11:14
in Health & Medicine
When it comes to stenting -- using metal tubes to prop open blocked arteries -- physicians are continuing to choose to gain entry to the circulatory system through an opening in the leg instead of the arm, even though the latter option appears to be safer, with fewer side effects.