"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Angioplasty, Laser" by people in Profiles.
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Critical limb ischemia: will atherectomy and laser-directed therapy be the answer? Semin Vasc Surg. 2006 Jun; 19(2):96-101.
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Tibial angioplasty as an alternative strategy in patients with limb-threatening ischemia. Ann Vasc Surg. 2005 Jan; 19(1):63-8.
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Effect of midinfrared holmium: YAG laser angioplasty with and without balloon angioplasty on acute outcome and restenosis in atherosclerotic femoral arteries in rabbits. Lasers Surg Med. 1995; 16(3):235-45.
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Response of femoral arteries of cholesterol-fed rabbits to balloon angioplasty with or without laser: emphasis on the distribution of foam cells. Exp Mol Pathol. 1993 Dec; 59(3):225-43.