Doctor experience is critical in carotid artery procedures, study suggests

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 - 16:30 in Health & Medicine

Preventing a stroke by placing a stent in the carotid artery, a major artery of the head and neck, is a procedure that's skyrocketing in the United States, but the outcomes can be deadly if older patients are not in the right hands.

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