Stroke screening raises hopes, worries

08.18.11
Publication: Reuters By: Frederik Joelving

A new test may be able to spot people at high risk of stroke, although it’s too early to be excited, researchers said Wednesday.

Yet some already are. That’s because the test is able to separate people with clogged neck, or carotid, arteries into those who are relatively likely to suffer a stroke and those who aren’t.

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