The evolution of an ideal stent design and its impact on the aortic endothelium during and after percutaneous replacement

Gideon V. Praveen Kumar and Lazar Mathew

Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2010, vol. 13, issue 3, 345-347

Abstract: Vascular support structures are important devices for treating valve stenosis. A large population of patients is treated for valvular disease and the preferred mode of treatment is percutaneous valve replacement. Stent devices are proving to be an improved technology in minimally invasive cardiac surgery. This new technology provides highly effective results at minimal cost and with a short duration of hospitalisation. Stents as a supporting structure for tissue valves have evolved over the years into remarkably useful and effective devices. During this process, a number of specific designs have come and gone, and a few have remained. Many design changes were successful, and many were not. This article describes the merits and demerits of various stent designs and details the specific reasons why a particular novel design is expected to be the most suitable implant during and after percutaneous aortic valve replacement.

Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1080/10255840903213452

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