Publications by authors named "Karen Wustenberghs"
Giant cell arteritis is a systemic inflammatory disorder that primarily affects medium- and large-size arteries. Usually, the temporal artery is involved. In rare cases, the patient experiences symptoms elsewhere, such as in the occipital region.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEndovascular treatment of atherosclerotic lesions in the superficial femoral artery and proximal popliteal artery using the sinus-SuperFlex-635 stent: twelve-month results from the HERO Registry.
Jeroen M Hendriks Marc Dubois Patrick Lauwers Philippe de Vleeschauwer Michiel Vanbetsbrugge Karen Wustenberghs
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino)
February 2020
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and performance of the sinus-SuperFlex-635 self-expandable nitinol stent (Optimed GmbH) for the treatment of steno-occlusive lesions in the superficial femoral artery (SFA) and proximal popliteal artery (PPA).
Methods: The prospective, multicenter, observational HERO study recruited 117 eligible patients (83 men; mean age 69.4±9.