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Excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) can facilitate the treatment of complex coronary lesions during percutaneous coronary intervention, potentially improving outcomes despite procedural risks.
Excimer laser coronary atherectomy is a useful adjunctive tool for modifying complex coronary lesions during PCI, though it carries risks of perforation and dissection.
Excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) can be used during complex percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs) to debulk and modify the tissue with photochemical, photothermal, and photokinetic mechanisms without causing significant vessel injury. ELCA can facilitate treatment of balloon uncrossable, balloon undilatable, in-stent restenotic, saphenous vein graft and thrombotic lesions. Potential complications include perforation and dissection. Judicious use of ELCA can improve the outcomes of complex PCI.
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Karácsonyi et al. (2020) conducted a review in Complex percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). Excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) was evaluated. Excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) can facilitate the treatment of complex coronary lesions during percutaneous coronary intervention, potentially improving outcomes despite procedural risks.
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