title: Laser therapy in the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
abstract: Percutaneous laser angioplasty has now become a clinical reality, consisting chiefly of applications of thermal angioplasty in conjunction with balloon angioplasty for the recanalization of peripheral vascular obstructions. In conjunction with this development, various aspects of laser-tissue interactions, fibreoptic transmission and delivery catheter design pertinent to the cardiovascular system have come under closer scrutiny, resulting in the emergence of both noteworthy concepts and clinical achievements.
authors.affiliation: St Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Isner
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Fields
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply