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Six patients with 95% to 100% occluded atherosclerotic lesions underwe
nt percutaneous transluminal excimer laser coronary angioplasty (PTELC
A). 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 s
afe and effective therapy for selected patients with coronary artery d
isease.