Coronary stent grafts covered by a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane.
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.
Elsner
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Medizinische Klinik IV (Department of Cardiology), J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. MathiasElsner@em.uni-frankfurt.de
Auch-Schwelk
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Britten
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Walter
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Schächinger
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Zeiher
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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
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene