[The choice of the mode of operation of the XeCl-laser for angioplasty]. / Vybor rezhima raboty XeCl-lazera dlia angioplastiki.

The authors relate the results of studies carried out on an outfit model for laser angioplasty designed on the basis of exiplex laser. Optimal conditions for laser introduction into a quartz guide have been found. It is shown that the efficacy of interaction between XeCl-laser and tissue rises as the intensity of radiation increases. The energy of radiation at the guide outlet being 9 mJ, the resources of fiber work remained at a high level (greater than 10(4) impulses) whereas high velocity of tissue evaporation allowed elimination of an area 3 mm3 in volume during 1 minute, with the rate of impulse repetition amounting to 10 Hz.