Fracture of cardiovascular stents in patients with congenital heart disease: theoretical and empirical considerations

Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Oct 1;6(5):575-85. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.113.000148.
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Keywords: angioplasty and stenting; aortic coarctation; percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation; pulmonary artery stenosis; transcatheter valve implantation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Angioplasty*
  • Animals
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Biomechanical Phenomena
  • Child
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
  • Humans
  • Prosthesis Failure* / adverse effects
  • Prosthesis Failure* / etiology
  • Prosthesis Implantation*
  • Stents / adverse effects
  • Stents / statistics & numerical data*
  • Stress, Mechanical

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials