The angiographic and histologic consequences of laser thermal angioplasty were examined and compared with those of conventional balloon angioplasty in an atherosclerotic rabbit iliac artery preparation immediately and 4 weeks after the procedure. Nineteen vessels in 13 rabbits underwent either laser thermal or balloon angioplasty in random order. Laser thermal angioplasty was performed in a tot...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to compare acute lumen changes and late lumen narrowing during and after excimer laser-assisted balloon angioplasty, measured by quantitative coronary angiography, with the immediate and long-term outcome of balloon angioplasty alone. BACKGROUND Although excimer laser coronary angioplasty is used as an adjunct or alternative to balloon angioplasty, limited compara...

Background: There are few studies about the impact of diagonal branch blood flow on echocardiographic findings in patients with first acute anterior myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty. Objectives: We aimed to compare left ventricular systolic function measures ST-segment elevation (STEMI) treated angioplasty based after procedure. Methods: This study was a single-center that e...

background: chronic wounds are a serious problem for the patient and can increase the socioeconomic burden on the healthcare system and community. this study aimed at investigating the effect of angioplasty on chronic ischemic wound healing. methods: this study was conducted in sina hospital, affiliated to tehran university of medical sciences. thirty-eight patients with chronic ischemic wounds...

chronic total occlusion (cto) intervention is still a challenging problem. the aim of this study is to determine factors that affect pci results.the study was conducted on 72 patients in two centers. cto angioplasty was done by the antegrade approach from the femoral and/or radial approach. the role of age, gender, anatomical variations such as calcification, length of the lesion, proximal bend...

Introduction: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) of the superficial femoral artery (SFA) is the most common cause of intermittent claudication. Several endovascular treatment options exist; the most frequent are angioplasty or angioplasty with stent placement. The aim of this review is to clarify the role of angioplasty alone vs. angioplasty with

background: coronary artery diseases and therapies such as coronary angioplasty would lead to changes in the quality of life in patients. the aim of this study was to determine the effects of collaborative care model on the quality of life in patients after coronary angioplasty. methods: this randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted in isfahan, iran during 2015. in this study, 50 samp...

Laser balloon angioplasty with Nd:YAG energy has been proposed as a method to seal intimal dissection and prevent elastic recoil after balloon angioplasty. To better define the vessel response to laser balloon angioplasty, its effects on luminal diameter, Indium-111 labelled platelet deposition, and histology were studied in 10 atherosclerotic rabbits. Balloon angioplasty was performed in both ...

BACKGROUND Accelerated allograft atherosclerosis is the main cause of death of cardiac transplant recipients after the first year after transplantation. Because no medical therapy is known to prevent or retard graft atherosclerosis and transplantation is associated with a shortened allograft survival, alternative, palliative therapy with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has...

BACKGROUND Symptomatic or significant vascular lesions of Takayasu arteritis (TA) need interventions. Although percutaneous transluminal angioplasty with balloon is a less invasive and safe method, stent implantation in TA can be an alternative option. However, superiority between balloon angioplasty and stenting in TA is not conclusive. METHODS A meta-analysis comparing balloon angioplasty a...