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Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Reduction Using the GORE VIATORR Controlled Expansion Endoprosthesis: Hemodynamics of Reducing an Established 10-mm TIPS to 8-mm in Diameter

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  1. Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Michigan Health Systems, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA

    Rajiv N. Srinivasa, Ravi N. Srinivasa, Jeffrey Forris Beecham Chick & Wael A. Saad

  2. University of Michigan Medical School, Medical Science Building I – C Wing, 1301 Catherine St., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5624, USA

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Wael A. Saad is a Speaker and Consultant for W.L. Gore and Associates (Flagstaff, Arizona). The remaining authors have no conflicts of interest or disclosures.

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Srinivasa, R.N., Srinivasa, R.N., Chick, J.F.B. et al. Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Reduction Using the GORE VIATORR Controlled Expansion Endoprosthesis: Hemodynamics of Reducing an Established 10-mm TIPS to 8-mm in Diameter. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 41, 518–521 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-017-1807-x

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