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Laser technology provides multiple therapeutic and diagnostic options for cardiovascular diseases, aiming to improve upon conventional non-laser approaches.
This review provides an overview of the current status and developments of laser technology applications in cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy.
Laser applications in CVD remain exploratory; leaves open need for RCTs before clinical adoption.
Laser technology has been evaluated for the treatment of coronary artery disease, ventricular and supraventricular arrythmias, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and congenital heart disease. Developments in laser angioplasty, laser thrombolysis, transmyocardial laser revascularization, photochemotherapy, laser treatment of arrhythmias and/or laser diagnostics are directed at improving upon conventional non-laser approaches, and providing new therapeutic and diagnostic options. This review will summarize the current status of the multiple applications of laser technology for cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy.
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Lawrence I. Deckelbaum (1994) conducted a review in Cardiovascular disease. Laser technology was evaluated. Laser technology provides multiple therapeutic and diagnostic options for cardiovascular diseases, aiming to improve upon conventional non-laser approaches.
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