Development of microporous self-expanding stent grafts for treating cerebral aneurysms: Designing micropores to control intimal hyperplasia

Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 348-356

  Nishi, Shogo ^a,b   Nakayama, Yasuhide ^b   Ishibashi Ueda, Hatsue ^b   Okamoto, Yoshihiro ^c   Yoshida, Masato ^d  

^a Sapporo Higashi Tokushukai Hospital   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CEREBRAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR CENTER   (Japan)

^c BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION   (Japan)

^d Nozaki Tokushukai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Covered stent; Embolization; Experimental aneurysm; Micropore design; Self expanding stent graft

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY INTIMA PROLIFERATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BARE METAL STENT; BLOOD VESSEL TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CAROTID ARTERY STENTING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MATERIAL COATING; MICROPORE FILTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; SELF EXPANDING STENT GRAFT; STENT; STENT FLEXIBILITY; STENT SHAPE;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FEMALE; HYPERPLASIA; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; NEOINTIMA; STENTS;

EID: 84855262814     PISSN: 14347229     EISSN: 16190904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10047-011-0581-9     Document Type: Article

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