Drug-Coated Balloons for Treatment of Femoropopliteal Disease: A Step Toward an Elusive Goal.

JACC Cardiovasc Interv

Department of Cardiology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address:

Published: August 2017

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