Journal article
Excimer Laser Coronary Angioplasty: The New Approaches to Coronary Intervention (NACI) Experience
Abstract
In the New Approaches to Coronary Intervention (NACI) registry, 887 patients were electively treated with excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA) for coronary artery disease. The Advanced Interventional System (AIS) system was used in 487 cases; the Spectranetics system, in 400. The mean age was 63.4 years. Most patients had unstable angina (60.3%); 43.7% had a prior myocardial infarction; and 18.6% were high risk or inoperable patients. Mean …
Authors
Holmes DR; Mehta S; George CJ; Margolis JR; Leon MB; Isner JM; Bittl JA; King SB; Siegel RM; Sketch MH
Journal
The American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 80, No. 10, pp. 99k–105k
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
November 1997
DOI
10.1016/s0002-9149(97)00769-8
ISSN
0002-9149