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KU Medical Center Researcher Published in NEJM Study Showing Large-Core Strokes Can Be Treated With Vacuum to Retrieve Clot
April 07, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Kansas, April 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kansas Medical Center issued the following news:

If you or a loved one suffer a stroke where a large blood clot is causing brain damage every minute that the clot blocks the artery, you'd want someone to get it out.

A new study from the University of Kansas School of Medicine leads researchers to believe that suctioning out that clot is possible and even preferable to the current strategy of medication only . . .

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