Table 1.
Characteristics of stents in the preliminary GEPROVAS study. LCS: laser cut stent; BDS: braided-structure stent
Figure 1.
Testing of global compression. The stents were compressed between plaques up to 50% at a compression rate of 2 in/min.
Figure 2.
Testing of local compression. The stents were compressed with a 9-mm diameter rod up to 50%, in the middle and at its extremities, at a compression rate of 2 in/min.
Figure 3.
Results of local compression testing for the four stents. BDS: braided-structure stents; LCS: laser-cut stents
Figure 4.
Results of global compression testing for the four stents. BDS: braided-structure stents; LCS: laser-cut stents