U.K. Studies: No Lasting Mortality Benefit For Endovascular AAA Repair
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Results of two United Kingdom-based studies of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair conclude endovascular stent grafts are not associated with lower long-term mortality and death rates compared with surgical repair or no intervention
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