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Laser coronary endarterectomy: proposed treatment for diffuse coronary atherosclerosis
1Division of Surgery, Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal and Texas Children's Hospitals, Houston, Texas 77225, USA.
Texas Heart Institute Journal
|September 1, 1984
Abstract:
A new surgical technique with a hand-held laser is proposed as an adjunct for coronary revascularization. High intensity light energy from a carbon dioxide laser may be used to cut atherosclerotic plaques, to relieve coronary stenosis, and to reopen totally occluded arteries. The recent development of a small, portable CO(2) laser provides a practical surgical tool for treatment of diffuse coronary atherosclerosis.

