Percutaneous excimer laser coronary angioplasty of lesions not ideal for balloon angioplasty.
Author(s) -
Stephen L. Cook,
Neal Eigler,
Arie Shefer,
Tsvi Goldenberg,
James S. Forrester,
Frank Litvack
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.84.2.632
Subject(s) - medicine , angioplasty , balloon , perforation , restenosis , lesion , surgery , myocardial infarction , artery , radiology , bypass surgery , percutaneous , cardiology , stent , materials science , metallurgy , punching
Excimer laser coronary angioplasty is a new, investigational technique for treating coronary artery stenoses. Initial reports have demonstrated acute efficacy and relative safety of this procedure, but have not addressed the effect of lesion type on acute success and complication rates.
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