For patients with iliac artery blockages, treatment with a self-expanding stent provides better protection against restenosis at 12 months and no reduction in safety compared with a balloon-expandable ...
Stenting of iliac artery disease in patients with severely calcified lesions or extensive peripheral artery disease (PAD)—who historically have been excluded from clinical trials—is safe and effective ...
Although the formation of collaterals is classically regarded as a compensatory mechanism to bypass and thus alleviate an obstruction, the mechanism and inducement of collateral formation are unknown.
EL PASO, Texas -- William Beaumont Army Medical Center became the first military treatment facility in the Department of Defense to use the first "off-the-shelf" aortic branch device (stent graft) ...
The FDA recently approved a self-expanding peripheral stent system for use in the common iliac, external iliac, superficial femoral and subclavian arteries, according to a press release. The Protégé ...
DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/9r4nlm/medipoint) has announced the addition of the "MediPoint: Peripheral ...
Iliac branch devices can safely and effectively treat common iliac artery aneurysms by preserving internal iliac artery reperfusion, according to recent findings. In the study, researchers evaluated ...
Self-expanding polyethylene terephthalate and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-covered stents have been shown to decrease the need for repeat procedures in the iliac artery. [33] Similar to surgical ...
Background A 66-year-old man presented to hospital with gross hematuria and clots. He had previously undergone surgical repair of a right iliac artery aneurysm with placement of a vascular prosthesis ...