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Results and follow-up after percutaneous pulsed laser-assisted balloon angioplasty guided by spectroscopy.

H Geschwind, Eduardo Aptecar, George Boussignac, J L Dubois-Randé, Robin Zelinsky, G Poirot, Takanobu Tomaru

Circulation · 1991 · 25 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

Pulsed dye laser-assisted balloon angioplasty is effective for recanalization of totally occluded arteries that cannot be treated by conventional means. The efficacy is limited by calcifications. The long-term patency rate is acceptable given the severity of the lesions.

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Engineering, Aging, Life Prediction +21

PERCUTANEOUS LASER THERMAL ANGIOPLASTY: INITIAL CLINICAL RESULTS WITH A LASER PROBE IN TOTAL PERIPHERAL ARTERY OCCLUSIONS

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Ophthalmology, Peripheral Intervention, Arterial Reconstructions +4

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Initial Results, Conventional Balloon, Ophthalmology +15

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Robert Ginsburg, R. Scott Mitchell, David Profitt · Radiology · 1985 · 187 citations

Human arterial surface fluorescence: Atherosclerotic plaque identification and effects of laser atheroma ablation

Martin B. Leon, David Y. Lu, L Prevosti et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1988 · 109 citations

Vascular Disease, Vascular Image, Atherosclerotic Plaque Identification +10