The increased main branch to stent diameter ratio is associated with side branch decreased coronary flow in "true" coronary artery bifurcations treated by "provisional" stenting - a two-dimensional quantitative coronary angiography study [PDF]
Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2020 Background/Aim. Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in bifurcation lesions having more than 50% stenosis of both the main branch (MB) and the side branch (SB) remain challenging.
Ilić Ivan +11 more
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An Innovative Approach in the Fabrication of a Hollow Vaginal Stent Using Ice in a Gender Dysphoria Patient: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2023 Gender dysphoria is the term used for individuals who are unhappy with their assigned gender at birth. They experience a strong desire to have the body of the opposite gender or to be socially recognised as a person of the opposite gender.
Sheetal Rameshlal Khubchandani +4 more
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Macromolecular approaches to prevent thrombosis and intimal hyperplasia following percutaneous coronary intervention. [PDF]
, 2014 Cardiovascular disease remains one of the largest contributors to death worldwide. Improvements in cardiovascular technology leading to the current generation of drug-eluting stents, bioresorbable stents, and drug-eluting balloons, coupled with advances ...
Panitch, Alyssa, Scott, Rebecca A
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Possible Skull Base Erosion After Prolonged Frontal Sinus Stenting [PDF]
, 2019 Frontal sinus stenting is widely used with the goal of maintaining nasofrontal duct patency after sinus surgery. The general recommendation is to leave stents in place for 6 months; however, prolonged stenting up to 6 years has been reported with no ...
Ching, Harry H., MD +3 more
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3D-Printed PCL/PLA Composite Stents: Towards a New Solution to Cardiovascular Problems
Materials, 2018 Biodegradable stents (BRS) offer enormous potential but first they must meet five specific requirements: (i) their manufacturing process must be precise; (ii) degradation should have minimal toxicity; (iii) the rate of degradation should match the ...
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Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2017 Background: Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a standard treatment option for the management of portal hypertension in liver cirrhosis. Since the introduction of covered stents, shunt patency has been greatly improved.
Xingshun Qi +4 more
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Endovascular and Operative Treatment of the Aortic Arch in a High-Risk Marfan Patient
The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports, 2016 In this case, we describe a combined endovascular and operative management for aortic arch repair in a 57-year-old Marfan patient with complex aortic arch geometry previously treated with several open surgeries for acute type A dissection.
Marwan Hamiko +5 more
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Cardiovascular stents: overview, evolution, and next generation
Progress in Biomaterials, 2018 Compared to bare-metal stents (BMSs), drug-eluting stents (DESs) have been regarded as a revolutionary change in coronary artery diseases (CADs).
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Bioactive MaterialsDemand for biliary stents has expanded with the increasing incidence of biliary disease. The implantation of plastic or self-expandable metal stents can be an effective treatment for biliary strictures.
Yuechuan Li +10 more
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Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia, 2006 Os autores revisam a evolução da intervenção coronariana percutânea, a sua crescente aplicação na revascularização miocárdica de pacientes portadores de doença arterial coronariana, seja no Brasil, seja no âmbito mundial. Desde a introdução do método, em
Valter C. Lima +7 more
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