| Wire-guided excimer laser coronary angioplasty: instrument selection, lesion characterization, and operator technique. | |
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PMID: 10150967 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Laser angioplasty has now been successfully performed on over 2,000 patients worldwide. Two systems (Advanced Interventional Systems, and Spectranetics, Corp.) have now received initial approval from the Food and Drug Administration. As with all new interventional techniques designed as an alternative to balloon angioplasty, there are a variety of instrument related issues that merit consideration in terms of patient selection as well as operator technique. While the ultimate role of laser angioplasty in the percutaneous revascularization of coronary artery disease remains to be established with certainty, laser angioplasty is, in fact, being currently used on a widespread basis as an alternative or an adjunct to balloon angioplasty in a large number of centers worldwide. Industry projections suggest that the use of this technique will increase further over the next decade. Accordingly, the purpose of this article is to discuss specific issues regarding instrumentation, native anatomical considerations, operator technique, and complications that relate specifically to the applied use of this technology as it is currently being used. |
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Authors:
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J A Bittl; T A Sanborn; G S Abela; J M Isner |
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of interventional cardiology Volume: 5 ISSN: 0896-4327 ISO Abbreviation: J Interv Cardiol Publication Date: 1992 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-04-22 Completed Date: 1993-04-22 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8907826 Medline TA: J Interv Cardiol Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 275-91 Citation Subset: T |
Affiliation:
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Departments of Medicine (Cardiology), Brigham and Women's Hospital and Deaconess Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. |
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Angioplasty, Laser
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adverse effects,
instrumentation*,
methods*,
trends Coronary Angiography Coronary Disease / physiopathology, radiography, surgery* Equipment Design Forecasting Humans |
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