title: Interventional cardiology.
abstract: Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty remains the standard interventional catheterization approach for the treatment of coronary artery disease. Three broad groups of new therapeutic devices, including atherectomy or devices for mechanical debridement, lasers, and endoprostheses, and diagnostic devices such as ultrasonography and angioscopy are discussed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Mayo Medical School, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Bresnahan
mesh_terms: D016342:Angioplasty, Laser; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents