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Dilating and fracturing side struts of open cell stents frequently used in pediatric cardiac interventions—An in vitro study

BACKGROUND: Open cell stents are frequently used in interventional therapy of congenital heart disease. Overstenting of vessel branches may necessitate strut dilation. METHODS AND RESULTS: The strut size achievable in Bard Valeo and Cook Formula stents, and the pressure necessary to fracture struts...

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Autores principales: Krasemann, Thomas, Kruit, Marco N., van der Mark, Arthur E., Zeggelaar, Martijn, Dalinghaus, Michiel, van Beynum, Ingrid M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6585776/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30091244
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joic.12549