High energy excimer laser to treat coronary in-stent restenosis in an underexpanded stent

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 803-807

  Noble, Stéphane ^a   Bilodeau, Luc ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coronary angioplasty; Excimer laser; Stent underexpansion

Indexed keywords

TROPONIN;

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHERECTOMY; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BALLOON; BALLOON DILATATION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DRUG ELUTING STENT; EXCIMER LASER; EXERCISE TEST; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; RESTENOSIS; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; SIROLIMUS ELUTING STENT; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; TREATMENT FAILURE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

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

EID: 43249102870     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21490     Document Type: Article

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