November
28
Doctors Test Implant to Block Strokes
Posted In: Gadgets by Andy at 12:32 am
The AP wire is reporting on medical geeknews tonight:
“At least 120,000 Americans a year suffer strokes because of a common irregular heartbeat - one that’s on the rise, hard to treat and can shoot deadly blood clots straight to the brain. Now doctors are experimenting with a new way to prevent those brain attacks: a tiny device that seals off a little section of the jiggling heart where the clots form.”
