Do stents cause silent brain spots? new study scans for answers
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This study aimed to see if a specific procedure to open a narrowed neck artery (carotid artery) causes tiny, often silent, spots of injury in the brain. Researchers performed special brain scans on 55 patients before and after they received a standard stent procedure to treat the…
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Last updated Apr 02, 2026 07:26 UTC