Fatigue Resistance of the Advanta V12/iCast and Viabahn Balloon-Expandable Stent-Graft as Bridging Stents in Experimental Fenestrated Endografting.
Giovanni Battista TorselloMarcus MüllerSarah LitterscheidBärbel BerekovenMartin AustermannGiovanni-Federico TorselloPublished in: Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists (2021)
In fatigue tests simulating respiration movements, VBX and Advanta V12 performed equally well in terms of fracture resistance and freedom from initial PTFE changes. VBX maintained freedom from PTFE breakpoint throughout the full 50,000,000 cycles. All-layers defects were detected only in Advanta and were mainly caused by penetration of the nitinol ring through the PTFE.
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