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First in man use of the Advanta trademark V12 ePTFE‐coated stent in aortic coarctation
Author(s) -
Hussein Hafiz,
Walsh Kevin
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.22013
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , catheter , percutaneous , surgery
The treatment of aortic coarctation has classically been surgery, but recent advances have seen the increasing adoption of percutaneous catheter based techniques to correct this problem. We describe a first in man use catheter technique with the Advanta ePTFE coated stent via a 9Fr access. © 2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.