bypass surgery
Jan 16 2007, Anupam Agnihotri

We know that heart bypass surgery reroutes blood flow around clogged arteries. On the other end, carotid endarterectomy, the most commonly used stroke-prevention surgery, removes plaque in the carotid arteries, which supply blood to the brain. There is...

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