Stenting with medication cuts stroke risk in half for high-risk patients, UAB research shows
November 21, 2025
November 21, 2025
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Nov. 21 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
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Stenting with medication cuts stroke risk in half for high-risk patients, UAB research shows
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George Howard, Ph.D., and Mark Harrigan, M.D. According to a 2025 American Heart Association report, 87 percent of nearly 800,000 annual stroke events in the United States are ischemic, in which blood flow to the brain is blocked. A new study, published in The N . . .
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Stenting with medication cuts stroke risk in half for high-risk patients, UAB research shows
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George Howard, Ph.D., and Mark Harrigan, M.D. According to a 2025 American Heart Association report, 87 percent of nearly 800,000 annual stroke events in the United States are ischemic, in which blood flow to the brain is blocked. A new study, published in The N . . .