Bench study of strut deformation and polymer damages

European Bifurcation Club 2010, EBC 2010 – Budapest, Hungary

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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