Open AccessPhotodynamic therapy of arteries. A novel approach for treatment of experimental intimal hyperplasia.
Author(s) -
P Ortu,
Glenn M. LaMuraglia,
W. Gregory Roberts,
Thomas J. Flotte,
Tayyaba Hasan
Publication year - 1992
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.85.3.1189
Subject(s) - medicine , intimal hyperplasia , photodynamic therapy , saline , balloon catheter , common carotid artery , artery , hyperplasia , perfusion , pathology , balloon , surgery , nuclear medicine , carotid arteries , chemistry , organic chemistry , smooth muscle
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) uses light activation of otherwise nontoxic dyes for the production of reactive oxygen species that cause cell injury and death.
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