Clinical Outcomes of SMART Versus Luminexx Nitinol Stent Implantation for Aortoiliac Artery Disease: A Propensity Score-Matched Multicenter Study

Conclusion:
The current data suggest that the use of nitinol stents for the AI artery provided good long-term patency and freedom from MALE for 3 years of follow-up, regardless of whether SMART or Luminexx stents were used.

Source: Angiology - September 7, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Shintani, Y., Soga, Y., Takahara, M., Iida, O., Kawasaki, D., Yamauchi, Y., Suzuki, K., Hirano, K., Kawasaki, T. Tags: Aortic Disease Source Type: research