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Has excimer coronary laser angioplasty finally found a niche?

Author(s) -

Edward B. Diethrich

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.84.2.939

Subject(s) - angioplasty , medicine , excimer laser , niche , cardiology , excimer , laser , optics , ecology , biology , physics

k transluminal coronary balloon angioplasty (PTCA),' investigators have forged ahead persistently with new equipment designs and technique modifications to increase procedural success and enhance the long-term result of the intervention. The enthusiastic response to PTCA by cardiologists has catapulted the procedure to numerical heights far beyond the originator's vision. Treatment of multiple lesions in multiple vessels on multiple occasions has now become commonplace in many large centers and individual cardiology practices.2-5

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