Wiktor coronary stent.
The Wiktor stent is a unique balloon-expandable tantalum coil stent currently undergoing clinical trials to determine the efficacy and safety of the device for reducing restenosis and for salvaging a failed angioplasty (bailout). This article discusses the stent in detail, the procedure, possible complications, and its advantages and disadvantages.
White
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Health Care International, Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom.
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D004867:Equipment Design; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D012008:Recurrence; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000637:transplantation; D015607:Stents; D013635:Tantalum
D013635:Tantalum