Self-expanding polyethylene terephthalate and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-covered stents have been shown to decrease the need for repeat procedures in the iliac artery. [33] Similar to surgical ...

For women with subsequent pregnancy, iliac vein stents demonstrate good peripregnancy and postpregnancy stent patency, according to a study published online in the March 1 issue of the Journal of ...

Abbott Park, Illinois — Abbott today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Absolute Pro® Vascular Self-Expanding Stent System for the treatment of iliac artery ...

Cordis announced the FDA has approved its self-expanding vascular stent designed for transradial peripheral procedures in the iliac and superficial femoral arteries.The self-expanding stent (S.M.A ...

"The EPIC Stent is designed to offer a more balanced stent platform, allowing for excellent radial force without compromising stent flexibility and providing physicians a less-invasive alternative to ...

Using fluoroscopy (x-rays) for visual guidance, the delivery catheter is advanced through the large vessel in your thigh (iliac vessel) to the aneurysm site in your abdomen. A stent graft (fabric tube ...

Boston Scientific said the Epic stent is designed to open blocked arteries in patients with iliac artery stenosis. It is a self-expanding Nitinol stent designed to sustain vessel patency, while ...

May-Thurner syndrome is a condition that develops when a vein in the pelvis becomes compressed by a nearby artery. Learn more here.

The utility of selective provisional stenting to salvage iliac lesions after failed or unsatisfactory PTA, owing to elastic recoil, flow-limiting dissection or residual gradient, is well established.