PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL EXCIMER-LASER CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY - CLINICAL REPORT OF 6 CASES

Authors
XU CB JIANG BQ WANG WM CHEN H GUO DJ SHEN D CHEN BX STEVEN SM
Citation
Cb. Xu et al., PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL EXCIMER-LASER CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY - CLINICAL REPORT OF 6 CASES, Chinese medical journal, 107(1), 1994, pp. 19-24
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Chinese medical journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
03666999
Volume
107
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
19 - 24
Database
ISI
SICI code
0366-6999(1994)107:1<19:PTECA->2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
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.