Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2885602 | Annals of Vascular Surgery | 2016 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
We successfully built up an apparatus for comparison of pullout forces for various thoracic stent grafts at varying neck angulations and oversizes. With the empirical comparative data of different brand stent grafts under various conditions shown and compared, our findings suggest that aortic neck angulation has a negative correlation with stent-graft fixation. To have better stent-graft fixation and seal in the aortic arch for thoracic endovascular aortic repair, a longer landing zone with cautiously selected oversize is a more suitable selection.
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Authors
Cheng-Hsien Chiang, Ming-Long Yeh, Wei-Ling Chen, Chung-Dann Kan,