Stents not beneficial for patients with narrow kidney arteries
Saturday, November 8, 2008 - 13:35
in Health & Medicine
Using stents to open up kidney arteries is commonly done in patients with atherosclerotic renovascular disease, but the procedure provides no benefit, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 41st Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
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