A pipeline stent is a treatment for a brain aneurysm. It’s a minimally invasive procedure that blocks blood flow through the affected part of the blood vessel. Doctors treat brain aneurysms at risk of ...

According to three recent medical studies, stents-small mesh tubes used to keep bodily vessels open-inserted into clogged brain arteries may work better than currently used medical drugs and have ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is restricting use of a medical device made by Stryker that props open clogged brain arteries, after reviewing studies suggesting the implant can ...

Stroke patients who receive a stent to open an artery to the brain are at greater risk of another stroke or death, a new study shows. In a clinical trial of 450 patients, the half who received brain ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Inserting an artery-opening device into the brain to improve blood flow and prevent a second stroke likely does more harm than managing high-risk patients with drugs and lifestyle ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Stroke experts are reporting a major advance: Stents similar to the ones used to open clogged heart arteries also can be used to ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 23 (Reuters) - U.S. advisers on Friday said Stryker Corp's artery-opening stent for the brain should not be used in most patients, based on new data showing the device caused ...

WASHINGTON, March 21 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Wednesday questioned whether they should ask Stryker Corp to conduct further trials of a stent used to unblock arteries in the brain, after a ...

Stents are permanent mesh tubes that help direct blood flow to the heart or other organs. Usually, stents are not replaced but may be reinforced. However, some people may experience issues such as ...