A preclinical animal model for evaluating the sealing capacity of covered stent grafts in acute vessel perforation

A preclinical animal model for evaluating the sealing capacity of covered stent grafts in acute vessel perforation

Abstract Background Percutaneous coronary intervention is among the most common therapeutic interventions in cardiology. This procedure may, however, be associated with a rare, though life-threatening complication: acute coronary perforation (CP). CP is primarily treated using covered stents, which...

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Main Authors: Alper Öner, Caroline Moerke, Anne Wolff, Sabine Kischkel, Wolfram Schmidt, Niels Grabow, Hüseyin Ince
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Coronary perforation
Covered stent
Stent design
Guidewire
Balloon catheter
Rupture
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40001-020-00429-y

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