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FirstpatienttreatedintheBeGraftFEVARstudyaimedatprovidingevidence...ClinicalFollow-UpstudyfortheBeYondVenousSelf-ExpandingStentSystem.

HECHINGEN, GERMANY - The first patient to undergo fenestrated endovascular aortic repair (FEVAR) with the Bentley (Bentley InnoMed, Hechingen, Germany) BeGraft peripheral balloon expandable covered stent in the BeGraft FEVAR Study is being treated today.

The patient was referred for FEVAR with a 6 cm juxta-renal abdominal aortic aneurysm, explained the coordinating investigator and study lead, Professor Eric Verhoeven, professor of vascular surgery at the General Hospital Nuremberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany. “This patient has an absolute indication due to the diameter and we cannot use standard EVAR to seal below the renal arteries because there is no sealing zone available.

A further two patients are planned in the next week, added Professor Verhoeven, pleased to announce the launch of the open-label BeGraft FEVAR study.

The study aims to investiga...