Physical aspects of excimer laser angioplasty for undilatable lesions

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 808-809

  Bittl, John A ^a,b  

^a Munroe Regional Med Center   (United States)

^b Ocala Heart and Vascular Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; HEMOGLOBIN; LIPID; NUCLEIC ACID; PROTEIN;

ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CHEMICAL BOND; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EXCIMER LASER; HEAT TRANSFER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LASER ANGIOPLASTY; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NOTE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; THERMODYNAMICS; THORACIC AORTA; TISSUE WATER; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VAPORIZATION; WATER VAPOR; WAVEFORM;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CALCINOSIS; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; CORONARY STENOSIS; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, EXCIMER; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STENTS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 43249101584     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21593     Document Type: Note

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