Coronary artery disease - drug-eluting stents
Drug-eluting stents for the treatment of coronary artery disease
Summary
Drug-eluting stents are recommended as a possible treatment for people with coronary artery disease only if: the artery to be treated is less than 3 mm in diameter or the affected section of the artery is longer than 15 mm, and the additional cost of the drug-eluting stents over bare-metal ste ...
This guidance replaces sections 1.2-1.4 of NICE technology appraisal guidance 71 (2003).
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About this guidance
Technology appraisals TA152
Issued: July 2008