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  • Title: Recanalization of chronic coronary artery occlusions using laser followed by balloon angioplasty.
    Author: Schofer J, Kresser J, Rau T, Kunze KP, Kühn CR, Mathey DG.
    Journal: Am J Cardiol; 1996 Oct 01; 78(7):836-8. PubMed ID: 8857495.
    Abstract:
    Excimer laser angioplasty with adjunctive percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty of chronic coronary artery occlusions was performed using the Litvack 1.3 Z laser catheter in 80 patients in whom the occlusion could be passed by a guidewire; success rate was 89%. Angiographic follow-up revealed a restenosis rate of 33% and a reocclusion rate of 20%, and clinical follow-up showed a significant symptomatic improvement. It is concluded that laser angioplasty is a promising method for the treatment of chronic coronary artery occlusions.
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