title: Coronary stent grafts covered by a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane.
abstract: In a prospective observational study, 40 patients were treated with coronary stent grafts covered by a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane. These devices may be regarded as therapy of choice for acute coronary rupture; treatment of conventional in-stent restenosis was not associated with a favorable outcome, whereas the promising results in degenerated vein grafts warrant a randomized, controlled trial.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Klinik IV (Department of Cardiology), J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. MathiasElsner@em.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elsner
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Auch-Schwelk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Britten
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Walter
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schächinger
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zeiher
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D012008:Recurrence; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene