Excimer laser coronary angioplasty for failed PTCA
- 1 August 1992
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis
- Vol. 26 (4) , 285-290
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.1810260408
Abstract
Specific indications for excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA) are yet undefined. We report two specific applications of ELCA when percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) failed: (1) to facilitate balloon crossing a long rigid stenosis that could not be crossed after the lesion was wired, and (2) to overcome prominent elastic recoil of the stenosis after PTCA.Keywords
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