Novel use of a high-energy excimer laser catheter for calcified and complex coronary artery lesions

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-161

  Bilodeau, Luc ^a   Fretz, Eric B ^b   Taeymans, Yves ^c   Koolen, Jacques ^d   Taylor, Kevin ^e   Hilton, David J ^b  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d CATHARINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^e Spectranetics   (United States)

Author keywords

Artery disease; Coronary angioplasty; Xenon chlorine laser

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EXCIMER LASER; EXCIMER LASER CORONARY CATHETER; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAFETY; XENON CHLORINE PULSED LASER CATHETER;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, LASER-ASSISTED; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CALCINOSIS; CANADA; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2942709699     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.20053     Document Type: Article

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