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Percutaneous transluminal excimer laser coronary angioplasty. Clinical report of six cases
1Cardiovascular Institute, People's Hospital, Beijing Medical University.
Chinese Medical Journal
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
Six patients with 95% to 100% occluded atherosclerotic lesions underwent percutaneous transluminal excimer laser coronary angioplasty (PTELCA). Among them, 5 were male and 1 was female; their age ranged from 28 to 66 years. Four patients had LAD stenosis and 2 LCX lesions. Acute angiographic and clinical success was achieved in all patients but one, with a success rate of 83.3%. It was demonstrated that PTELCA is a safe and effective therapy for selected patients with coronary artery disease.