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The Promise and Potential of Laser Irradiation for Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease

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Techniques for the introduction of laser energy into the cardiovascular system offer, as an alternative to open heart surgery, the potential for treatment of congenital and acquired heart diseases during cardiac catheterization. Research efforts have used argon laser irradiation, which provides an effective means of cutting with minimal damage to adjacent tissues. The argon laser is absorbed by darkly pigmented tissue, but the beam passes through clear tissue and fluid without effect. Argon laser irradiation will also pass through flexible fibers, thus facilitating its use during cardiac catheterization.

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  1. Thomas A. Riemenschneider
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. New York University Medical Center, 10016, New York, New York, USA

    Eugenie F. Doyle M.D.

  2. Cornell University Medical Center, 10021, New York, New York, USA

    Mary Allen Engle M.D.

  3. Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center Babies Hospital, 10032, New York, New York, USA

    Welton M. Gersony M.D.

  4. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 19104, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    William J. Rashkind M.D.

  5. Yale University School of Medicine, 06510, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Norman S. Talner M.D.

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Riemenschneider, T.A. (1986). The Promise and Potential of Laser Irradiation for Treatment of Congenital Heart Disease. In: Doyle, E.F., Engle, M.A., Gersony, W.M., Rashkind, W.J., Talner, N.S. (eds) Pediatric Cardiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8598-1_92

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