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Desired features for a novel stent-graft

Autor(es): Isa C.T. Santos cv logo 1 ; Luís A. Rocha cv logo 2 ; João Manuel R.S. Tavares cv logo 3

Data: 2012

Identificador Persistente: http://hdl.handle.net/10216/64432

Origem: Repositório Aberto da Universidade do Porto

Assunto(s): Ciências Tecnológicas


Descrição
Abdominal aortic aneurysms are indolent but deadly. Among the current treatments is endovascular aneurysm repair, a minimally invasive procedure that resorts to a stent-graft to shield the aortic wall from blood pressure. Although this procedure allowed more patients to be treated and offers several other advantages, complications still occur and there is a need for a more efficient stent-graft. Here, the early steps performed in the development of a novel stent-graft are described, and desired features for an ‘ideal’ device are pointed out. The implementation of these characteristics will lead to a more efficient medical device.
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