Assessment of the trackability, flexibility, and conformability of coronary stents: A comparative analysis

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 496-503

  Rieu, Régis ^a   Barragan, Paul ^b   Garitey, Vincent ^a   Roquebert, Pierre O ^b   Fuseri, Jean ^a   Commeau, Philippe ^b   Sainsous, Joel ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Ctr Hospitalier Prive Beauregard   (France)

Author keywords

Mechanics; PTCA; Stents

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORONARY STENT; DYNAMOMETRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PLIABILITY; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STENTS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0041664903     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.10583     Document Type: Article

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