A small gap between stent struts is essential to support the vessel wall, prevent elastic recoil, and prevent intimal flaps from prolpasing into the lumen. We defined Gap Index as the ratio of strut width divided by the percent of the vessel wall area covered by the stent metal, and proved mathemati
New clothes for covered stents
β Scribed by Larry A. Latson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 31 KB
- Volume
- 68
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1522-1946
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