Efficacy of argon laser-mediated 'hot balloon' angioplasty

Masami Sakurada, Akira Miyamoto, Kyoichi Mizuno, Youichi Nozaki, Hirotsugu Tabata, Hirokuni Etsuda, Akira Kurita, Haruo Nakamura, Tsunenori Arai, Akira Suda, Makoto Kikuchi, Tamishige Watanabe, Atsushi Utsumi, Yoshirou Akai, Kiyoshi Takeuchi

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Abstract

To overcome the abrupt closure and late restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA), new technology termed 'Hot Balloon Angioplasty' has been considered. We developed a novel laser-heated hot balloon catheter to address these problems. We studied its feasibility and acute thermal effects in the porcine coronary arteries in vitro. As the balloon material was teflon (heat-resistant up to 240°C), we could rise the temperature of the balloon abruptly. So, intima approximately media were weld while marked thermal injury was not detected in adventitial tissue.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)158-164
Number of pages7
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume1425
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1991
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiovascular Interventions - Los Angeles, CA, USA
Duration: 1991 Jan 201991 Jan 22

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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