| Excimer laser coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction. | |
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PMID: 15585695 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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We evaluated the short-term results of percutaneous excimer laser angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction. Of the 18 patients studied, 2 were female and 16 male with a mean age of 56.6 +/- 12.1 years. Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction grades 0, 1, and 2 flow was observed in 10, 5, and 3 cases, respectively, prior to the procedure. The degree of stenosis was 97.9% +/- 5.1%. The lesion was crossed with a laser catheter in all cases, using a mean number of 808 +/- 384 laser pulses. Type C dissection developed in only 1 case (6%). Except for this case, distal flow was grade 3 in all the patients. Following the procedure, ST segment resolution exceeding 70% was achieved in 14 cases (78%) within the first 90 minutes. The success rate of laser ablation was 94% (17 patients). Stent implantation was performed in all the cases. In conclusion, laser angioplasty is an effective and reliable treatment for acute myocardial infarction. |
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Authors:
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Erdogan Ilkay; Ilgin Karaca; Mehmet Akbulut; A Erhan Kiliçoğlu; Mustafa Yavuzkir; Nadi Arslan |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals Volume: 12 ISSN: 0218-4923 ISO Abbreviation: Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann Publication Date: 2004 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-12-08 Completed Date: 2005-02-25 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9503417 Medline TA: Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann Country: Singapore |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 291-5 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Cardiology, Firat Medical School, Zübeyde Hanim Cad. 116/6 Elaziğ, Turkey. ilkayerdogan@superonline.com |
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Adult Aged Angioplasty, Balloon, Laser-Assisted* Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary* Coronary Thrombosis / complications, therapy* Female Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction / etiology, therapy* Stents Time Factors Treatment Outcome |
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