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The adaptation of lasers to therapy for cardiovascular diseases is in its infancy, but the use of lasers to treat important clinical problems and improve the overall care of patients is rapidly increasing. The ability to precisely and predictably ablate abnormal vascular tissues or atherosclerotic lesions, thus enhancing the accuracy of vessel recanalization is now a clinical reality. Early empirical studies of the effects of laser energy on cardiovascular tissue have demonstrated the potential for a variety of therapeutic advances including angioplasty, valvular repair and ablation of arrhythmogenic foci. However, progress toward clinical applications has been impeded by technical difficulties and by lack of specific information about laser energy interaction with cardiovascular tissue. It has become apparent that the effects of laser energy on tissue differ widely according to the laser parameters and the specific characteristics of the tissue.
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Papazoglou, T.G. (1994). Laser induced fluorescence as a tool for atherosclerotic tissue characterization during Excimer laser aided ablation. In: Laude, L.D. (eds) Excimer Lasers. NATO ASI Series, vol 265. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8104-2_31
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