NICE Opens Consultation On AAA Stenting, Other UK Interventional Procedures
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
New abdominal aortic aneurysm endovascular stent grafts may increase the number of patients who undergo the procedure, according to NICE
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