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Laser Angiosurgery

A Brief Overview of Tissue Micromachining with Spectral Diagnostics

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Coronary Circulation

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 79))

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Abstract

The introduction of percutaneous transluminal balloon angioplasty by Dr. Andreas Gruntzig in 1977 revolutionized the care of many patients with coronary atherosclerosis.1 Selected individuals with coronary artery disease could be treated in the catheterization laboratory less invasively, at a lower cost and with less hospitalization than would have been required for an open heart operation.2 Early reports showed that in-hospital mortality (1.1%) was similar to that of open heart surgery.3 Subsequent improvements in equipment and operator skill led to higher primary success rates4 and, eventually, to a wider application of the technique.5–6

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  1. Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, USA

    J. R. Kramer

  2. State University of Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands

    S. Strikwerda

  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, USA

    C. Kittrell & M. S. Feld

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  1. Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Jos A. E. Spaan

  2. Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Leiden, The Netherlands

    Albert V. G. Bruschke

  3. Laboratory for Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leiden, The Netherlands

    Adriana C. Gittenberger-De Groot

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Kramer, J.R., Strikwerda, S., Kittrell, C., Feld, M.S. (1987). Laser Angiosurgery. In: Spaan, J.A.E., Bruschke, A.V.G., Gittenberger-De Groot, A.C. (eds) Coronary Circulation. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 79. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3369-9_20

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