What can we learn from explanted endovascular devices?

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 117-122

  Riepe, G ^a   Heintz, C ^a   Kaiser, E ^c   Chakfe N ^d   Morlock, M ^b   Delling, M ^c   Imig, H ^a  

^a Asklepios Klinik Harburg   (Germany)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Endovascular graft; Long term durability; Nitinol

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; DEVICE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EXPLANT; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STENT; STEREOMICROSCOPY; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; TIME; VASCULAR DISEASE;

BIOMATERIAL;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; STENTS; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0036688655     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1677     Document Type: Article

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