title: Percutaneous transluminal excimer laser coronary angioplasty. Clinical report of six cases.
abstract: Six patients with 95% to 100% occluded atherosclerotic lesions underwent percutaneous transluminal excimer laser coronary angioplasty (PTELCA). Among them, 5 were male and 1 was female; their age ranged from 28 to 66 years. Four patients had LAD stenosis and 2 LCX lesions. Acute angiographic and clinical success was achieved in all patients but one, with a success rate of 83.3%. It was demonstrated that PTELCA is a safe and effective therapy for selected patients with coronary artery disease.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Institute, People's Hospital, Beijing Medical University.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: B Q
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.forename: B X
authors.initials: BX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Mehta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000601:surgery*; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; D017222:Angioplasty, Balloon, Laser-Assisted; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000601:surgery*