Catheter-based treatment of atherosclerosis

Options for effective percutaneous intervention are plentiful

A. Arif Khalil Dr Khalil is clinical assistant professor of medicine, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, Illinois, and medical director, cardiac catheterization laboratories, St James Hospital and Health Centers, Olympia Fields, Illinois. He is also staff cardiologist, Munster Community Hospital, Munster, Indiana, and St Margaret Mercy Hospital, Dyer, Indiana.

, MD, FACC

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Hopes for successful utilization, minimal complications, and improved patient comfort ride on interventional cardiology. A variety of devices are available or in development for percutaneous treatment of atherosclerotic disease. Here, Dr Khalil reviews devices with a long history in cardiology as well as newer arrivals and discusses their best-use parameters and appropriate application. He also summarizes the outcome data on their use.

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