Balloon Dilation Technique Influences Stent Shortening and Intentional Stent Fracture During Overexpansion of Drug‐Eluting Stents: A Bench‐Testing Study
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DOI: 10.1002/ccd.31428
Abstract: Drug‐eluting stents (DES) are not designed for overexpansion to supra‐nominal diameters or intentional stent fracture (ISF). The optimal dilation technique to minimize stent shortening (SS) and achieve ISF to accommodate pediatric somatic growth has not… read more here.
Keywords: eluting stents; stent fracture; dilation technique; stent shortening ... See more keywords