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Editorial
. 2019 Feb 15;93(3):E189-E190.
doi: 10.1002/ccd.28006.

Covered stents: A 25-year odyssey

Nachiket J Patel  1 , Richard R Heuser  1
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Editorial

Covered stents: A 25-year odyssey

Nachiket J Patel et al. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. .

Abstract

The concept of the PTFE-covered stent was introduced 25 years ago in the treatment of an aneurysmal vein graft. The study by Pavani et al. represents the largest cohort of patients treated with covered stents for Ellis type 3 perforations. Covered stents are effective in treating coronary perforations and remain an invaluable tool in the cardiac catheterization lab.

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