Journal article
Initial Experience With Viabahn VBX as the Bridging Stent Graft for Branched and Fenestrated Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the feasibility and safety of a novel balloon-expandable, heparin-bonded endoprosthesis (Viabahn VBX, W. L. Gore and Associates) when used as a bridging stent graft (BSG) with fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair (FB-EVAR). FB-EVAR and BSGs increase repair complexity with the potential for endoleak formation, stenosis, thrombosis, and graft migration. The mechanical construction of the Viabahn VBX and its …
Authors
Mafeld S; Annamalai G; Lindsay TF; Zhong I; Tarulli E; Mironov O; Tan K-T
Journal
Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 395–400
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
July 2019
DOI
10.1177/1538574419840880
ISSN
1538-5744
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AgedAged, 80 and overAnticoagulantsAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalAortic Aneurysm, ThoracicAortographyBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCoated Materials, BiocompatibleComputed Tomography AngiographyEndovascular ProceduresFeasibility StudiesFemaleGraft Occlusion, VascularHeparinHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesProsthesis DesignRisk FactorsStentsThrombosisTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVascular Patency