AAA stent-grafts: past problems and future prospects.

Journal article

Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has quickly gained popularity for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair during the last two decades. The improvement of available EVAR devices is critical for the advancement of patient care in vascular surgery. Problems are still associated with the grafts, many of which can necessitate the conversion of the patient to open repair, or even result in rupture of the aneurysm. This review attempts to address these problems, by highlighting why they occu...

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Authors: Desai, M; Eaton-Evans, J; Hillery, C; Bakhshi, R; You, Z

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Annals of biomedical engineering
• Volume: 38
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 1259-1275
• Publication date: 2010-04-01
• DOI: 10.1007/s10439-010-9953-1
• EISSN: 1573-9686
• ISSN: 0090-6964
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Stents; Forecasting; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Prosthesis Design; Prosthesis Failure; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal