"Angioplasty, Laser" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A technique utilizing a laser coupled to a catheter which is used in the dilatation of occluded blood vessels. This includes laser thermal angioplasty where the laser energy heats up a metal tip, and direct laser angioplasty where the laser energy directly ablates the occlusion. One form of the latter approach uses an EXCIMER LASER which creates microscopically precise cuts without thermal injury. When laser angioplasty is performed in combination with balloon angioplasty it is called laser-assisted balloon angioplasty (ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, LASER-ASSISTED).
| Descriptor ID |
D016342
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.148.050.075 E02.594.060 E04.014.520.060 E04.100.814.529.124.075 E04.502.382.124.075 E05.157.016.075
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| Concept/Terms |
Angioplasty, Laser- Angioplasty, Laser
- Laser Angioplasty
- Angioplasties, Laser
- Laser Angioplasties
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Alternative therapeutic strategies for patients with severe end-stage coronary artery disease not amenable to conventional revascularization. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2003 Sep; 60(1):57-66.