Laser Atherectomy For The Treatment Of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Atherectomy devices have continued to emerge as a major therapy in the management of peripheral vascular disease.

Laser atherectomy for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease.

To investigate the clinical results of laser atherectomy in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease. Retrospective analysis of consecutive patients underwent laser atherectomy at a single institution during a 7 year period by vascular surgeons and interventional cardiologists in a tertiary. Laser atherectomy has not been a mainstream treatment in peripheral arterial disease however which i believe results from the combination of two things. Laser energy is used to vaporize the blockage inside the vessel.

4 absorption depth is a critical component of atherectomy because the interaction between tissue type and wavelength varies and the potential for perforation or dissection exists. He specializes in minimally invasive vascular surgery to treat various arterial and venous conditions such as peripheral artery disease pad carotid artery disease aortic aneurysms and varicose veins and has been credited with preventing thousands of leg and foot amputations through innovative. Laser atherectomy is a key treatment option in peripheral artery disease pad. The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical results of laser atherectomy in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease.

Peripheral artery disease pad is the clinical term commonly used to describe stenotic or occlusive lesions in lower extremity arteries due to atherosclerotic or thromboembolic disease. If you have peripheral artery disease p a d in your legs peripheral laser atherectomy is just one procedure your physician might recommend. Dippel ej makam p kovach r et al. Wavelength determines absorbed scattered energy and penetration depth and longer wavelengths generally have weaker absorption.

Peripheral arterial disease pad is a clinical manifestation of systemic atherosclerosis and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality the physiological force and shear stress from angioplasty and stenting have made pad treatment challenging. Randomized controlled study of excimer laser atherectomy for treatment of femoropopliteal in stent restenosis. Retrospective analysis of consecutive patients undergoing laser. Peripheral laser atherectomy uses a catheter that emits high energy light laser to unblock the artery.

The philips excimer laser has been associated with a 13 1 dissection. Russell lam is a nationally renowned vascular surgeon with offices in dallas and rockwall tx. One is the negative stigma that came from the early 1990s before the appropriate technique was designed and the more flexible and powerful catheters were available. The catheter then emits high energy light to unblock the artery.