BehindTheMedspeak: Stroke Wars

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You knew it had to happen: angioplasty has now left the heart and brain, and moved to the carotid artery. The big red conduit that goes direct to your head and the wetware inside - that's the carotid artery. You can feel yours right now. Want to play doctor with me? Oh, good. Take your fingertips and place them under your jaw, on the same side, along the bottom of the bone. Note how the bone comes to an end and becomes a corner. Feel lightly there with your fingertips. That's your carotid arter ... (more)  

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