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Use of the Gore Viabahn VBX balloon-expandable endoprosthesis in the congenital heart disease population.

Jason M ColeArash SalavitabarAimee K ArmstrongDarren P Berman
Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2019)
The Gore Viabahn VBX balloon-expandable endoprosthesis (W. L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, AZ) is a flexible covered stent that is FDA-approved for the treatment of iliac artery stenosis, including lesions at the aortic bifurcation. In this case series, we report the first use of the VBX covered stent in congenital heart disease, highlighting several of its unique advantages.
Keyphrases
  • congenital heart disease
  • endovascular treatment
  • aortic valve
  • left ventricular
  • pulmonary artery
  • coronary artery
  • combination therapy
  • drug administration
  • aortic dissection
  • smoking cessation