Inertial cavitation-mediated catheter- based Q-switched Nd: YAG laser therapy in combination with extracorporeal electrohydraulic low- level focused shock wave therapy for thrombolysis of embolic artery

Background and Aims: A plaque may rupture with high risk of subsequent thrombus mediated acute clinical events such as myocardial infarction and stroke. The aim of this study was to generate a rabbit model of carotid artery thromboembolic occlusion and the subsequent investigating the feasibility of catheter- based Q-switched Nd: YAG laser therapy accompanied by simultaneously extracorporeal shock wave therapy in this model.
Source: Atherosclerosis - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research