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    Impact of small diameter and low level of emission laser coronary atherectomy in patients with acute myocardial infarction

    Excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) is an effective treatment to remove intracoronary thrombi. In the present study, we compared in-hospital mortality in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) w...

    Ryo Masuda, Takashi Shibui, Yoshiaki Mizunuma, Shogo Yoshikawa in Lasers in Medical Science (2022)

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    Excimer laser coronary atherectomy prior to paclitaxel-coated balloon angioplasty for de novo coronary artery lesions

    This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) prior to paclitaxel-coated balloon angioplasty for de novo coronary artery lesions. This retrospective observat...

    Takashi Shibui, Takaaki Tsuchiyama, Shinichiro Masuda in Lasers in Medical Science (2021)

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    Comparison of 0.9-mm and 1.4-mm catheters in excimer laser coronary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction

    Excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA) is a unique revascularization modality that can vaporize plaque and thrombus. Compared to thrombus aspiration therapy, ELCA is reported to provide better microcirculat...

    Sho Nagamine, Takashi Ashikaga, Shinichiro Masuda in Lasers in Medical Science (2019)

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    Intracoronary dual lumen evaluated by high-vision coronary angioscopy

    Shinichiro Masuda, Takashi Shibui in Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeuti… (2019)