Matthew Price - What’s new: cost effectiveness and health economics

Posted on 03-02-17

About this lecture

Why might LAA occlusion therapy be cost effective, despite a high procedural cost? This presentation is an overview of the health economics data available for left atrial appendage closure therapy.

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