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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2004;12:291-295
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Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty in Acute Myocardial Infarction

Erdogan Ilkay, MD, Ilgin Karaca, MD, Mehmet Akbulut, MD, A Erhan Kiliçoglu, MD, Mustafa Yavuzkir, MD, Nadi Arslan, MD

Department of Cardiology, Firat Medical School, Elazg, Turkey

For reprint information contact: Erdogan Ilkay, MD Tel: 90 424 238 8080 Fax: 90 424 238 8019 Email: ilkayerdogan{at}superonline.com Department of Cardiology, Firat Medical School, Zübeyde Hanim Cad. 116/6, Elazig, Turkey.

We evaluated the short-term results of percutaneous excimer laser angioplasty in acute myocardial infarction. Of the 18 patients studied, 2 were female and 16 male with a mean age of 56.6 ± 12.1 years. Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction grades 0, 1, and 2 flow was observed in 10, 5, and 3 cases, respectively, prior to the procedure. The degree of stenosis was 97.9% ± 5.1%. The lesion was crossed with a laser catheter in all cases, using a mean number of 808 ± 384 laser pulses. Type C dissection developed in only 1 case (6%). Except for this case, distal flow was grade 3 in all the patients. Following the procedure, ST segment resolution exceeding 70% was achieved in 14 cases (78%) within the first 90 minutes. The success rate of laser ablation was 94% (17 patients). Stent implantation was performed in all the cases. In conclusion, laser angioplasty is an effective and reliable treatment for acute myocardial infarction.






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