Basics of Vascular Stents and Stent grafts

Abstract

We describe here the basic interventional therapy using stents and stent grafts. Recently vascular stents and stent grafts have achieved significant advances in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease, renal and carotid artery stenosis and aortic aneurysms. Compared with surgical treatment, imaging is considered to be important for case selection, planning and device selection in interventional procedures. Eventually, commercial stents and stent grafts have become available with acceptable outcomes. Endovascular stent grafting shows potential as a safe and useful treatment for aortic disease, but further investigations should attempt to determine its efficacy over a longer follow-up period.