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Back to nature: A more natural alternative to the PTFE covered stent: Twenty‐two years in the making
Author(s) -
Heuser Richard R.
Publication year - 2016
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.26493
Subject(s) - medicine , stent , conventional pci , covered stent , safer , surgery , cardiology , computer security , myocardial infarction , computer science
Key Points The introduction of easily deployed covered stents has made PCI safer. The homemade venous and PTFE covered stent were effective but not practical for sealing perforations. The novel pericardial covered stent graft goes back to a more natural covering and is more easily deployed.