Stent Treatment of Obstructing Dissection After Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty of Aortic Stenosis Caused by Nonspecific Aortitis

Journal Article · Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 1997 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S002709900171· OSTI ID:21080473

Sharma, Sanjiv; Sharma, Sanjay ^[1]; Bahl, Vinay K ^[2]; Rajani, Mira ^[1]

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1. Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029 (India)
2. Department of Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029 (India)

We report the follow-up of a patient with nonspecific aortitis (Takayasu's disease) in whom a self-expanding stent was used to successfully treat an obstructing dissection after percutaneous transluminal angioplasty of a descending thoracic stenosis.

• OSTI ID: 21080473
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 20, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s002709900171; Copyright (c) 1997 Springer-Verlag New York Inc; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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