Study finds stroke-prevention surgery safe in growing 80-plus population
Friday, October 10, 2008 - 09:14
in Health & Medicine
New research published in the October issue of Journal of the American College of Surgeons challenges the current opinion that patients in their eighties, who are often deemed "high-risk" due to their advanced age, should not undergo carotid endarterectomy - a stroke-preventing surgical procedure that clears blockages from the neck's carotid arteries.