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Article: It's neck and neck; Stenting procedure to clear blockages in carotid arteries gains ground as alternative to surgery, with fewer complications.(endarterectomy)
- Article from:
- Modern Healthcare
- Article date:
- September 12, 2005
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Byline: Cinda Becker
Linda Packer was just minutes away from facing a relatively new and complex procedure on one of her carotid arteries-the superhighways leading to the brain that are located on both sides of the neck. But she was in an amused, almost jovial mood as she lay waiting one August morning at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
Her brother, Bruce Stark, sat to her left, her healthcare proxy and best friend, Joan Keiser, sat in front of her, and a file full of medical records lay on her lap.
Her cardiologist, a neurologist and an endless stream of nurses, under Packer's discerning eye, glided in and out of the small corner of the ...