An analysis of long‐term clinical outcome following the use of excimer laser coronary atherectomy in a large UK PCI center
Jonathan Hinton,
Conor Tuffs,
Rajesh Varma
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundExcimer laser atherectomy (ELCA) is an established adjunctive technique to facilitate acute success in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Despite this there are a lack of contemporary outcome data, particulary longer‐term, forpatients treated with ELCA PCI.AimsTo evaluate the contemporary use ofELCA in PCI, the frequency of periprocedural complications and the longer‐term outcomes associated with ELCA PCI.MethodsThis was a retrospective study that included all patients undergoing PCI (with or … Show more
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