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Bench study of strut deformation and polymer damages

Bench study of strut deformation and polymer damages

European Bifurcation Club 2010, EBC 2010 – Budapest, Hungary

New DES and bifurcation stenting

Bench study of strut deformation and polymer damages

Author: Patrice Guérin, MD,  PhD, L’Institut du Thorax, Nantes University Hospital, France

 

LIMITATIONS

  • Bench test…
  • DES open in physiological serum
    • Can not exactly mimic conditions in vivo (in an unconstrained model)
    • Expansion in water followed by drying could have affected more hydrophilic DES coating
    • Should be interpreted cautiously

 

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