TEA CO2 laser ablation of coronary artery

Serafetinides, AA; Gonis, H; Makropoulou, M; Agapitos, E; Kavantzas, N; Politopoulos, C; Yova, D

dc.contributor.author	Serafetinides, AA	en
dc.contributor.author	Gonis, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Makropoulou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Agapitos, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Kavantzas, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Politopoulos, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Yova, D	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:11:31Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:11:31Z
dc.date.issued	1995	en
dc.identifier.issn	0392-6737	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/11679
dc.subject	Biooptics (effects of microwaves, light, laser radiation, and other nonionizing electromagnetic waves	en
dc.subject.classification	Physics, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	ANGIOPLASTY	en
dc.title	TEA CO2 laser ablation of coronary artery	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/BF02451663	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02451663	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1995	en
heal.abstract	One of the prerequisites for successful laser angioplasty is the ablation of the atherosclerotic lesions, without thermal or shock-wave damage of the healthy tissue. In this study was evaluated the effectiveness of a TEA CO2 laser, emitting pulses of the lower TEM mode, 100 ns duration, at a repetition rate of 2.4 Hz, for the ablation of cardiovascular tissue. Normal and atherosclerotic human arteries (post mortem) were irradiated for a range of fluences up to 10J pulse-1 cm-2. After irradiation, the samples were prepared for histologic examination. The results showed that controlled ablation of normal and atherosclerotic coronary artery can be accomplished with the TEA CO2 laser, with minimal thermal damage. © 1995 Società Italiana di Fisica.	en
heal.publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers	en
heal.journalName	Il Nuovo Cimento D	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/BF02451663	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1995RE59600001	en
dc.identifier.volume	17	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	213	en
dc.identifier.epage	219	en