The short‐and long‐term thrombogenicity of implant materials is still unpredictable, which is
a significant challenge for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. A knowledge‐based …

Over the past three decades, lubricious (hydrophobic and/or hydrophilic) polymer-coated
devices have been increasingly adopted by interventional physicians and vascular …

Object Delayed ipsilateral intraparenchymal hemorrhage has been observed following
aneurysm treatment with the Pipeline Embolization Device (PED). The relationship of this …

Foreign material emboli following cerebral, cardiac, and peripheral catheterizations have
been reported since the mid-1990s. Catheter coatings have been frequently implicated. The …

Abstract Treatment of patients often includes the administration of medications and
sometimes radiation. While the intent is to treat an underlying condition, in some cases …

Background The Woven EndoBridge (WEB) device is a new treatment modality developed
for broad-necked unruptured intracranial aneurysms (IAs) but shows potential for the …

Complications of endovascular therapy of aneurysms mainly include aneurysm rupture and
thromboembolic events. The widespread use of MR imaging for follow-up of these patients …

Intraprocedural stroke is a well-documented and feared potential risk of cardiovascular
transcatheter procedures (TPs). Moreover, subclinical neurological events or covert central …

Hydrophilic polymers are widely used as surface coatings on vascular medical devices,
including guidewires, introducer and delivery sheaths, and implantable stents and coils, as …

Background Histopathological analyses of debris captured by a cerebral protection system
during transcatheter aortic valve replacement have been reported, but the origin of the …