American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 78, Issue 9 , Pages 1045-1047, 1 November 1996

Excimer laser-facilitated angioplasty for undilatable coronary narrowings

From the Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Received 3 January 1996; accepted 14 May 1996.

Abstract 

In summary, excimer laser angioplasty is a safe and effective treatment for lesions not dilatable by balloon angioplasty alone. The lower success rates in calcified lesions suggest that these lesions should be approached with alternative therapy.

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PII: S0002-9149(96)00533-4

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 78, Issue 9 , Pages 1045-1047, 1 November 1996

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