Laser Atherectomy For Peripheral Arterial Disease

Advancing the science of laser atherectomy for peripheral artery disease.
Laser atherectomy for peripheral arterial disease. Peripheral laser atherectomy uses a catheter that emits high energy light laser to unblock the artery. Methods 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 university. At greater pittsburgh vascular associates we utilize state of the art excimer laser technology from the spectranetics corporation. In conclusion laser atherectomy is a safe and useful adjunct in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease and allows for improved results through the properties of plaque debulking and atheroma and thrombus vaporization.
It may be used along with angioplasty to take out hard blockages before the balloon is blown up. Sponsored by angiodynamics inc. An atherectomy is a procedure that utilizes a catheter with a sharp blade on the end to remove plaque from a blood vessel. The catheter then emits high energy light to unblock the artery.
This takes out the plaque build up from your artery. 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. Peripheral artery disease intervention treatments.
The aim of the study was to investigate the clinical results of laser atherectomy in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease. Are there different types of mechanical atherectomy. A review of clinical data on the auryon laser atherectomy system and the laser parameters that contribute to optimal outcomes. 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 is maneuvered through the vessel until it reaches the blockage. If you have peripheral artery disease p a d in your legs peripheral laser atherectomy is just one procedure your physician might recommend. Orbital this is a new aged method that is used to treat symptomatic peripheral artery disease.
Laser atherectomy is a key treatment option in peripheral artery disease pad. In addition to laser atherectomy there are four types of mechanical atherectomy devices that use cutting tips to bore through the blockage. Long complex lesions might benefit more than shorter simple ones in the context of lesion debulking.