Prophylactic paclitaxel-eluting stent placement does not improve covered femoropopliteal stent patency

Objective: Covered stents are an important tool in managing femoropopliteal peripheral arterial disease. However, their performance is impaired by edge neointimal hyperplasia and restenosis. We examined the effectiveness of prophylactic deployment of paclitaxel-eluting stents to prevent edge resteno...

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Main Authors: Rory Marples, MBBS, Matthew Binks, MBBS, Roberto Spina, MBBS, MSc, MPH, FRACP, Melissa Wright, MD, Ravi Huilgol, MBBS, FRACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S258984502100021X