A minimally invasive animal model of atherosclerosis and neointimal hyperplasia for translational research by Max L. A. Ebert, Vanessa F. Schmidt, Osman Öcal, Anne von Thaden, Olaf Dietrich, Bastian Popper, Sandra Elges, Max Seidensticker, Jens Ricke, Melanie A. Kimm, Astrid Jeibmann, Moritz Wildgruber

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Histological Inflammation in Human Ureter either Healthy or Fitted with Double-Pigtail Stent or a Thin 0.3 F Suture Thread: A Preliminary Study by Benoît Vogt, Ilham Chokri

“…Background. Ureteral stent intolerance reduces patients’ quality of life. …”
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Potential of 6-mm-diameter fully covered self-expandable metal stents for unresectable malignant distal biliary obstruction: a propensity score-matched study by Daiki Yamashige, Susumu Hijioka, Yoshikuni Nagashio, Yuta Maruki, Soma Fukuda, Shin Yagi, Kohei Okamoto, Hidenobu Hara, Yuya Hagiwara, Daiki Agarie, Tetsuro Takasaki, Akihiro Ohba, Shunsuke Kondo, Chigusa Morizane, Hideki Ueno, Miyuki Sone, Yutaka Saito, Takuji Okusaka

“…Background/Aims To date, only thinner-diameter metal stents have been evaluated for unresectable malignant distal biliary obstruction (UR-MDBO). …”
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Endovascular management of a spontaneous aorto-caval fistula resulting from abdominal aortic aneurysm: case report and literature review by Dongbo Wu, Cheng Peng, Zhiyong Zhou, Jie Chen, Bin He, Zhidong Ye

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The Off-Label Use of a Lumen-Apposing Metal Stent (LAMS) for a Benign Colon Anastomotic Stricture Causing Recurrent Bowel Obstruction in a Patient with Keloids by Michael Coles, Pearl Uy, Victoria Madray, John Erikson Yap, Subbaramiah Sridhar

“…Lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMSs) have recently emerged as a potentially superior therapeutic option. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Two Trabecular Micro-Bypass Stents as the Sole Procedure in Japanese Patients with Medically Uncontrolled Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Pilot Case Series by Daisuke Shiba, Shingo Hosoda, Saori Yaguchi, Naoki Ozeki, Kenya Yuki, Kazuo Tsubota

“…To evaluate efficacy and safety of a trabecular micro-bypass stent system when used as the sole procedure in Japanese patients with medically uncontrolled primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). …”
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Utility of modified endoscopic radial incision and selective cutting combined with short-term stenting for refractory stricture in patients undergoing endoscopic submucosal dissection of superficial esophageal carcinoma by Lu Chen, Xiajiao Tang, Jingjing Jiang, XiaoChun Yin, Yuxin Wang, Mingyue Li, Ruihua Shi

“…We evaluated the efficacy, safety, and long-term patency of the modified endoscopic radial incision and selective cutting combined with short-term stenting (RISC-STS) for the treatment of refractory esophageal stenosis. …”
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Safe and Successful Yttrium-90 Resin Microsphere Radioembolization in a Heavily Pretreated Patient with Chemorefractory Colorectal Liver Metastases after Biliary Stent Placement above the Papilla by Vlasios S. Sotirchos, Elena N. Petre, Karen T. Brown, Lynn A. Brody, Michael I. D’Angelica, Ronald P. DeMatteo, Nancy E. Kemeny, Constantinos T. Sofocleous

“…One month prior to radioembolization, a biliary stent was placed above the level of the ampulla to relieve tumor-related biliary obstruction and normalize bilirubin levels.…”
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Endovascular salvage of renal and common iliac artery malperfusion following inadvertent hybrid arch dissection stent deployment in the false lumen during repair of type A dissection by Rudra Pandya, BSc, Luc Dubois, MSc, Oonagh Scallan, MD

“…This case report describes the endovascular management of a hybrid arch dissection stent inadvertently deployed in the false lumen during acute type A aortic dissection repair, resulting in renal and lower extremity malperfusion. …”
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Thrombotic vs. Bleeding Events of Interruption of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy within 12 Months among Patients with Stent-Driven High Ischemic Risk Definition following PCI by Hao-Yu Wang, Bo Xu, Chen-Xi Song, Chang-Dong Guan, Li-Hua Xie, Yan-Yan Zhao, Zhong-Xing Cai, Sheng Yuan, Ke-Fei Dou

“…We assessed 3,931 patients with at least 1 high ischemic risk criteria of stent-related recurrent ischemic events proposed in the 2017 ESC guidelines for focused update on DAPT who were free of major cardiac events in the first 12 months. …”
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Fractional flow reserve: current status by A.V. Khokhlov, M.V. Shymanko, M.V. Stan

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Possible Role of Large Fluid Intake in Delaying Formation of Encrustations and, thereby, Prolonging Working Life of Memokath Stent for Nearly 14 Years in a Spinal Cord Injury Patient by Subramanian Vaidyanathan, Bakul M. Soni, Peter L. Hughes, Gupreet Singh

“…The Memokath stent has been used in spinal cord injury patients as a reversible alternative to external urethral sphincterotomy, but the stent has a finite lifetime of <2 years before failure in the majority of patients. …”
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EUS-guided pancreaticoduodenostomy using a lumen-apposing metal stent as a primary approach to treat difficult pancreatolithiasis: creating a side door to unlock the front door by Michael Lajin, MD, Cainan Foltz, MD, Hong-Der Lin, MD, Michael Romero, DO, Kian Bagheri, MD

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The First Successful Transcatheter Closure of an Inferior Sinus Venosus Defect with Anomalous Drainage of the Right Lower Pulmonary Vein Using Bare and Covered Stents: A Single-Case Report by Kritvikrom Durongpisitkul, Paweena Chungsomprasong, Porntip Panjasamanvong, Somrach Thamtorawat

“…Here, we report the first successful transcatheter closure of an inferior SVD with bare and covered stents and the rerouting of a PAPVD into the left atrium to avoid occlusion of the hepatic veins. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Polymer-Free Ultrathin Strut Sirolimus-Probucol Coated Drug-Eluting Stents for Chronic Total Occlusions: Insights from the Coroflex ISAR 2000 Worldwide Registry by Ahmad Syadi Mahmood Zuhdi, Florian Krackhardt, Matthias W. Waliszewski, Muhammad Dzafir Ismail, Michael Boxberger, Wan Azman Wan Ahmad

“…The choice of the coronary stent is crucial in maintaining long-term vessel patency after CTO revascularization. …”
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Prognostic factors for survival in patients with advanced cholangiocarcinoma treated with percutaneous transhepatic drainage by Tomas Rohan, Barbora Cechova, Peter Matkulcik, Matej Straka, Jan Zavadil, Michal Eid, Michal Uher, Marek Dostal, Tomas Andrasina

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Stepwise Improvement of Cerebral Hemodynamics in Staged Angioplasty for Carotid Artery Stenosis by Fumiaki OKA, Takayuki OKU, Akiko KAWANO, Koki OKAZAKI, Takuma NISHIMOTO, Mototsugu SHIMOKAWA, Hideyuki ISHIHARA

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The criteria for choice of myocardial revascularization method in patients with stable coronary artery disease in routine clinical practice by O.A. Yepanchintseva, O.J. Zharinov, K.O. Mikhaliev, A.V. Khokhlov, B.M. Todurov

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Determination of the management of a patient with stable ischemic heart disease according to the data of fractional flow reserve study by M.V. Stan, A.V. Khokhlov, О.J. Zharinov, O.V. Zelenchuk, B.M. Todurov

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Biodegradable Polymer DES (Ultimaster) vs. Magnesium Bioresorbable Scaffold (BRS Magmaris) in Diabetic Population with NSTE-ACS: A One-Year Clinical Outcome of Two Sirolimus-Eluting Stents by Piotr Rola, Adrian Włodarczak, Mateusz Barycki, Marek Szudrowicz, Magdalena Łanocha, Jan Jakub Kulczycki, Karol Turkiewicz, Katarzyna Woźnica, Maciej Lesiak, Adrian Doroszko

“…For the first one, we qualified 169 patients with NSTE-ACS treated with PCI who received the drug-eluting stent (DES) coated with a biodegradable polymer Ultimaster (Terumo, Tokyo, Japan). …”
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