Table 2.

Currently used self-expandable stents in CHD. In general indications for self-expandable stents in CHD are scarce

Stent	Diameter	Length	Sheath
Dynalink	5-10 mm	28-100 mm	6 Fr
Protégé GPS	6-14 mm	20-80 mm	6 F
S.M.A.R.T	9-14 mm	30-80 mm	6-7 F
Wallstent	8-10 mm	40-100 mm	8 F
Cook Zilver	6-10 mm	20-80 mm	5-7 F

Most commonly used self-expanding stents in pediatric cardiology include the Wallstent (Schneider, Minneapolis, MN, USA), the S.M.A.R.T™ stent (Cordis Endovascular, Miami, FL, USA), Strecker Stent (Boston Scientific, Natick, MA, USA), Dynalink™ (Guidant, now Abbot Vascular), Symphony (Boston Scientific, Watertown, MA, USA) Cook Zilver™ Nitinol stent (Cook, Bloomington, IN, USA) and the PROTÉGÉ™ GPS™ Stent (EV3 Inc., Plymouth, MN, USA), but there are others on the market. The newer systems demonstrate minor foreshortening of around 8–10% of the original length under full expansion.8