NEJM Study Touts Longer Lasting Survival Benefit Of Endovascular AAA Repair
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The relative long-term benefits of endovascular repair versus invasive surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) may be greater than previously thought, according a study published Jan. 31 in the New England Journal of Medicine
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