Laser Atherectomy For The Treatment Of Peripheral Arterial Disease

Russell lam is a nationally renowned vascular surgeon with offices in dallas and rockwall tx.

Laser atherectomy for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease.

The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical results of laser atherectomy in the treatment of peripheral arterial 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. 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.

Laser energy is used to vaporize the blockage inside the vessel. Atherectomy devices have continued to emerge as a major therapy in the management of peripheral vascular disease. Randomized controlled study of excimer laser atherectomy for treatment of femoropopliteal in stent restenosis. 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.

The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical results of laser atherectomy in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease. Laser atherectomy has not been a mainstream treatment in peripheral arterial disease however which i believe results from the combination of two things. 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. The catheter then emits high energy light to unblock the artery.

At greater pittsburgh vascular associates we utilize state of the art excimer laser technology from the spectranetics corporation. Peripheral laser atherectomy uses a catheter that emits high energy light laser to unblock the artery. Retrospective analysis of consecutive patients undergoing laser. 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.

The philips excimer laser has been associated with a 13 1 dissection. Wavelength determines absorbed scattered energy and penetration depth and longer wavelengths generally have weaker absorption. 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. 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.