Minor defects of the luminal integrity in arterial introducer eSheaths after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Medical devices such as implant delivery systems are commonly used during minimally invasive procedures in the cardiovascular system. These devices often have lubricious polymer coatings to reduce friction between the device and blood vessels but coatings may separate and potentially cause serious i...

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Main Authors: Michael Buege, Till Koehler, Ralf Heiderhoff, Marc Papenheim, Si Wang, Heinrich Schleiting, Wolfgang H Arnold, Jason R Foerst, Melchior Seyfarth, Klaus Tiroch, Thomas Riedl, Marc Vorpahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5421765?pdf=render