Excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) during percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI) has been in use for more than twenty years. While early experiences were not …

Despite prompt epicardial recanalization in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation
myocardial infarction (STEMI), coronary microvascular obstruction and dysfunction (CMVO) …

Coronary artery calcification is increasingly prevalent in our patient population. It
significantly limits the procedural success of percutaneous coronary intervention and is …

Coronary artery calcification is probably the main determinant of the poor outcome of
percutaneous coronary interventions and is associated with higher rates of adverse events …

Objectives To assess the efficacy and safety of excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA),
as well as, the long‐term outcomes and the factors associated with ELCA failure in …

Improvements in systems, technology and pharmacotherapy have significantly changed the
prognosis over recent decades in patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial …

Introduction Excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) is a recognized adjunctive therapy
utilized in the percutaneous management of complex coronary lesions. Studies examining …

Abstract Excimer Laser Coronary Atherectomy (ELCA) is a well-established therapy that
emerged for the treatment of peripheral vascular atherosclerosis in the late 1980s, at a time …

Balloon uncrossable coronary lesions are lesions that cannot be crossed with a balloon after
successful guidewire crossing. The strategies used to facilitate the treatment of such lesions …

Excimer laser coronary atherectomy (ELCA) is one of the most common tools for coronary
balloon-uncrossable lesions. 1, 2 Despite the high success rate, 3 some concerns have …