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In the surgical management of coronary artery disease laser angioplasty has become a new therapeutic aspect for the future. Of the many types of medical lasers now in use (Nd-YAG, argon, CO2 laser), removal or separation of tissue rely on a common mechanism: light absorption by the irradiated tissue, conversion of that light energy into heat energy, and subsequent vaporization of the tissue or plaque. In cases of coronary plaque irradiation photothermic tissue decomposition results in heat damage to the surrounding vessel wall.
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Laufer, G., Wollenek, G., Stangl, G., Deutsch, M., Wolner, E. (1987). Experimental UV Laser Coronary Angioplasty: Initial Results. In: Unger, F. (eds) Coronary Artery Surgery in the Nineties. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45622-0_34
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