This is a technical manual in which all of the commercially available stents and some of those in early registry are described. The technical specifications of the stent and delivery systems are tabulated.
Now totally revised, this best-selling handbook continues to provide up-to-date information on both new and established stents -- 27 in all!* Details technical specifications and practical uses of each stent * Includes comprehensive, well-illustrated appendices devoted to stent appearance -- radiographic, ICUS, and electron micrographic * Features a chapter on the retrieval of stents by Dr. Antonio Colombo