title: Excimer laser coronary angioplasty for failed PTCA.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Scott & White Clinic, Temple, Texas 76508.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Watson
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gantt
mesh_terms: 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