Photostimulation of coronary arteries with low power laser radiation: Preliminary results for a new method in invasive cardiology therapy

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2003, Pages

  Derkacz, Arkadiusz ^b   Biały, Dariusz ^b   Protasiewicz, Marcin ^b   Pawlik, Elzbieta ^a   Abramski, Krzysztof ^a   Grobelny, Andrzej ^a   Pałasz, Zbigniew ^a   Nowosad, Halina ^b  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

PCI; Photostimulation (biostimulation); Restenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ANIMALS; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 0042470720     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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