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Laser angioplasty, in which a catheter with a laser tip is inserted to burn or break down the plaque.
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What surgeries treat angina associated with ischemia?
Surgical procedures include percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Describe atherectomy to treat ischemia?
Atherectomy, in which the surgeon shaves off and removes strips of plaque from the blocked artery.
How does a doctor treat heart disease?
The treatment will depend upon the type of heart disease. It will involve drugs, intervention like angioplasty and stenting, laser ablation for arrhythmia, bypass surgery and heart transplant
Can this laser treat cancer?
Laser have been used to treat BPH. They are not generally used to treat cancer.
Describe the stent implant procedure to treat ischemia?
Insertion of a metal coil, called a stent, that can be implanted permanently to keep a blocked artery open. This stenting procedure is becoming more common.
Does a ruby laser treat blood vessels?
does the ruby laser treat bolld vessels
What procedure is used to treat open-angle glaucoma?
laser iridotomy
When was laser iridotomy invented?
Laser iridotomy was first used to treat angle closures in 1956.
What does the medical abbreviation PCI mean?
PCI means Percutaneous coronary intervention. It is commonly known as coronary angioplasty or simply angioplasty, is one therapeutic procedure used to treat the stenotic (narrowed) coronary arteries of the heart found in coronary heart disease.Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Briefly describe how the Prestons treat Shiloh during his recovery?
Describe how the Preston's treat Shiloh after his recovery
When was the laser first introduced?
The first working laser was introduced in 1960. Initially used to treat diseases and disorders of the eye,
What kinds of laser are used to treat birthmarks?
Two types of lasers are used: the flashlamp-pulsed dye laser (FPDL) and the neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) laser. The FPDL, used mainly for strawberry marks and port-wine stains.while the Nd:YAG laser.is used to treat deep hemangiomas.
