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TCT-286 Novel Approach for Treatment of Aortic Stent Graft Endoleak: a Preclinical Feasibility Study of Catheter-Delivered Expandable Foam

Authors :
Yanping Cheng
Grzegorz L. Kaluza
Duncan J. Maitland
Marco Ferrone
Nicolas Isaza
Geng-Hua Yi
Juan F. Granada
Todd L. Landsman
Gilberto Melnick
Jeffrey P. Carpenter
Source :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 72:B117-B118
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2018.

Abstract

Endoleak is defined as persistent flow of blood into the abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) sac after endograft placement and signifies a failure to completely exclude the aneurysm. It is present in 20-50% of patients treated with endograft implantation and is associated with continued risk for

Details

ISSN :
07351097
Volume :
72
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........31c92a2453a5260848369e6621a21bb0
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.08.1422