{"product_id":"lasers-in-cardiovascular-medicine-and-george-s-abela-9781461288015","title":"Lasers in Cardiovascular Medicine and Surgery: Fundamentals and Techniques","description":"Following the advent of percutaneous balloon vel oped and are available for clinical use, as well angioplasty, interventional cardiovascular pro- as those that are still in investigational phases. cedures have become of great interest to the Clinical case reports are presented by expert in- cardiologist, radiologist, and cardiovascular vestigators on the use of various catheter systems surgeon. One of the most extensively explored in the coronary and peripheral circulation. alternatives to bypass surgery is laser-mediated Part V (Chapters 17-23) is the most up-to- angioplasty. The fascination with laser radia- date review of the clinical experience with vari- tion has greatly contributed to its popularity, ous laser delivery systems. There is an emphasis but has also burdened it with unrealistic ex- on patient selection, criteria for lesion choice, pectations. Many commercial laser systems are and follow-up data. A detailed description of available to the clinician and the researcher, laser recanalization techniques is presented for which often makes the choice of a laser system the various systems in the clinical setting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George S. Abela\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1461288010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781461288015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/18\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.07d","brand":"George S. Abela","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013935706367,"sku":"9781461288015","price":219.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6d8cc6d-1805-4bcb-ae02-dbd386b99018.jpg?v=1767745690","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lasers-in-cardiovascular-medicine-and-george-s-abela-9781461288015","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}