Toronto, Sep 26 Intensive medical therapy, including medications and modified lifestyle, lowers stroke risks and is better than surgery or stenting, according to a new Canadian study.Stenting is a medical procedure in which a small, expandable wire mesh or stent is implanted into the diseased artery to act as a scaffold to help it stay open and let the blood pass.
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