Not Signed In - Specially Coated 'Non-Stick' TIPS Stents Help Keep Blood Vessels Open for Cirrhosis Patients
Tue, 17 May 2005 02:00 AM EST
... Stents coated in polytetrafluoroethylene, the same substance used in non-stick cooking utensils, improves their ability to keep blood vessels open in TIPS procedures, decreasing occurrences of relapse and avoiding intervention, say a group of researchers led by Vina C... click link for more info. ...
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- Cirrhosis
- Disease of the Heart and Blood Vessels
- Permanent damage to the blood vessels or skin with scarring
- Inflammation of the blood vessels affects the internal organs
- Increased pressure in blood vessels of the liver (portal hypertension)
- Biliary Cirrhosis
- Blood/Blood Transfusion
- Blood Transfusion
- Cirrhosis (Primary Biliary)
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Blood Disorders
- Blood Donation
- Blood in Urine
- Blood Gases
- Blood Culture
- Stents
- Low Blood Pressure
- Thrombophlebitis
- Laboratory Tests
- Memory
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