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Covered stents—we need them, but it would be better if we didn't
Author(s) -
Latson Larry A.
Publication year - 2015
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.25804
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , ventricular outflow tract , cardiology , electrical conduit , surgery , intensive care medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering
Key Points Right ventricular outflow tract conduit disruption occurs in about 6% of transcatheter pulmonary valve placement procedures, with highest risk in patients with larger gradients The Covered Cheatham‐Platinum Stent is an effective treatment for acute events, but longer‐term follow‐up data is still lacking Pre‐placement of a covered stent in high risk patients should be further evaluated