Excimer laser coronary angioplasty for failed PTCA.
Specific indications for excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA) are yet undefined. We report two specific applications of ELCA when percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) failed: (1) to facilitate balloon crossing a long rigid stenosis that could not be crossed after the lesion was wired, and (2) to overcome prominent elastic recoil of the stenosis after PTCA.
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Scott & White Clinic, Temple, Texas 76508.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D016342:Angioplasty, Laser; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male