Open AccessEmergency Polytetrafluoroethylene-Covered Stent Implantation to Treat Coronary Ruptures
Author(s) -
Carlo Briguori,
Takahiro Nishida,
Angelo Anzuini,
Carlo Di Mario,
Eberhard Grube,
Antonio Colombo
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.102.25.3028
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , stent , perforation , cardiac tamponade , polytetrafluoroethylene , covered stent , tamponade , percutaneous , complication , balloon , punching , metallurgy , materials science
Coronary perforation is a life-threatening complication of percutaneous interventions. In the past few years, the implantation of covered stents has emerged as a strategy for treatment when the traditional conservative approach (ie, prolonged balloon inflation and reversal of anticoagulation) fails.
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