title: Coronary covered stents.
abstract: Covered stents offer an effective bail-out strategy in vessel perforations, are an alternative to surgery for the exclusion of coronary aneurysms, and have a potential role in the treatment of friable embolisation-prone plaques. The aim of this manuscript is to offer an overview of currently available platforms and to report results obtained in prior studies.
authors.affiliation: The NIHR Cardiovascular BRU, Royal Brompton Hospital & NHLI Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ismail Dogu
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fabris
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Serdoz
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caiazzo
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Foin
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abou-Sherif
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Mario
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D057772:Vascular System Injuries / Q000601:surgery*