Initial experience and safety in the treatment of chronic total occlusions with fiberoptic guidance technology: optical coherent reflectometry. |
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| Authors: | H Cordero K D Warburton P L Underwood R R Heuser |
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| Affiliation: | Phoenix Heart Center at St. Luke's Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona 85006, USA. |
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| Abstract: | Percutaneous treatment of chronic total coronary occlusions has been limited by procedural complications such as vessel injury or perforation. Optimizing visualization in the vessel with optical coherent reflectometry and a forward-looking fiberoptic guidance technology may improve the safety and efficacy of percutaneous treatment of these lesions. |
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| Keywords: | chronic total occlusions optical coherent reflectometry |
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