Transluminal carbon dioxide-laser catheter angioplasty for dissolution of atherosclerotic plaques |
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| Authors: | M Eldar A Battler H N Neufeld E Gaton R Arieli S Akselrod A Levite A Katzir |
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| Affiliation: | 2. The Department of Pathology, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Hashomer and Tel Aviv, Israel.;3. The Department of Applied Physics, Tel Aviv University, Tel Hashomer and Tel Aviv, Israel. |
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| Abstract: | Carbon dioxide laser energy was used for the dissolution of atheromatous plaques. Flexible, nontoxic infrared optical fibers were used for the transmission of the carbon dioxide laser beam intraarterially. Dissolution of plaques and recanalization of obstructed arteries were achieved both in vitro and in vivo with controllable damage to the vessel walls. |
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| Keywords: | Address for reprints Henry N. Neufeld, MD, Heart Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, 52621, Israel. |
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