EES versus PES effectiveness data based on Stone et al, 2008. EES versus PES safety data based on Stone et al, 2009. ZES versus PES effectiveness data based on Leon et al, Transcatheter ...

The stent platform is of stainless steel design ... as well as randomized clinical end point trials comparing Nobori with Cypher and Xience™. Such data, in addition to defining efficacy, should ...

A ureteral stent is a flexible plastic tube for insertion into the ureter to treat or prevent blockages that impede urine flow from the kidney to the bladder, such as kidney stones. Once the ...

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Stents and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) treat blocked arteries and coronary artery disease (CAD). Stents are a less invasive option, while CABG is a major surgery. Your healthcare provider ...

Venoplasty alone for CAS does not provide a durable solution due to the frequent reinterventions that are required. Bare-metal stent (BMS) placement has been described with variable results. In their ...

After a calcium score test and stress test, my doctor wanted to place stents in my coronary arteries. I read a National Institute of Health study from 2020 regarding stent outcomes versus ...

Once inflated, an expandable mesh tube (called a stent) can be inserted to keep the vessel open. Because balloon angioplasty is used to correct severely impaired blood flow, the benefits of treatment ...

Stent retrievers are accepted as the most effective devices for intracranial thrombectomy. Objective To analyze the mechanical properties of stent retrievers, their behavior during retrieval, and ...

Background While dual antiplatelet therapy (dAPT) is standard of care following carotid artery stenting (CAS), the optimal dAPT regimen and duration has not been established. Methods We canvassed a ...