Excimer laser-facilitated balloon angioplasty of a nondilatable lesion.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Preliminary clinical experience with excimer laser coronary angioplasty shows that it is a safe and effective means of achieving nonsurgical coronary revascularization in selected patients but specific indications for its use are as yet undefined. In the present report a specific indication is proposed for the use of the excimer laser: to facilitate balloon inflation in a rigid stenosis that fails to dilate despite high balloon inflation pressures.
Medical subject headings
- Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
- Angioplasty, Laser
- Coronary Disease