Indications and immediate and long‐term results of a novel pericardium covered stent graft: Consecutive 5 year single center experience

The use of covered stent grafts during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a life saving solution to seal acute iatrogenic vessel rupture. However, the presence of an impenetrable mechanical barrier is also appealing during treatment of friable coronary plaques but the synthetic PTFE‐membrane that might trigger excessive neointimal proliferation has limited its elective‐use. Pericardium tissue may offer an appealing “natural” alternative. Aim of our study is to report the consecutive 5‐year single center experience with the use of pericardium‐covered stents (PCS) (ITGI‐Medical, Israel) in a variety of emergency and elective applications.

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