Percutaneous coronary intervention for a healed erosion with excimer laser coronary angioplasty and drug-coated balloon angioplasty: a case report

Percutaneous coronary intervention for a healed erosion with excimer laser coronary angioplasty and drug-coated balloon angioplasty: a case report

BackgroundHealed plaque, characterized by distinct layers of organizing thrombus and collagen, is the hallmark of tissue self-repair. However, the efficacy of excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA) followed by drug-coated balloon (DCB) angioplasty in patients with healed plaques is not fully unde...

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Main Authors: Teruo Sekimoto, Shunya Sato, Hiroyoshi Mori, Hiroki Tanisawa, Hiroaki Tsujita, Seita Kondo, Hiroshi Suzuki, Toshiro Shinke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Subjects:
acute coronary syndrome
optical coherence tomography
intravascular ultrasound
healed plaque
excimer laser
drug-coated balloon
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcvm.2023.1153891/full

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