August 21, 2004

Treadmill Stress Test, New Stroke Treatment

"Most doctors use a treadmill stress test to help identify hardening arteries in the heart, but new report finds the treadmill test might not always make the best diagnosis."

The FDA has approved a revolutionary new treatment for stroke patients: a tiny corkscrew device that doctors thread into a vein in the leg, and then up through the body to the brain.

Posted by news editor | Filed under: Strokes