Stent Implantation in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Stenosis

Andreas Eicken, Peter Ewert

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Abstract

Pulmonary arterial stenting is the most effective catheter interventional mode of therapy to treat pulmonary arterial stenosis. Depending on the size, age, and the vessel size of the patient, stents dilatable to adult size diameter pulmonary arteries should be implanted. If small stents are used which are not addressed at subsequent surgical procedures by removal or longitudinal opening, these stents should be cracked (opened) to reach normal pulmonary arterial dimensions later on.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationCardiac Catheterization for Congenital Heart Disease
Subtitle of host publicationFrom Fetal Life to Adulthood, Second Edition
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages377-393
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)9783030698560
ISBN (Print)9783030698553
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2021

Keywords

  • Aortopulmonary collateral
  • Pulmonary artery
  • Pulmonary vessel
  • Vessel rupture

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