Angioplastia coronaria: estado actual y perspectivas / Coronary angioplasty: update state and perspectives

ABSTRACT

Since the first attempts to re-canalize peripherical arteries through rigid dilator (Dotter & Indkins) and specially since Andrea Gruentzig began with the coronary ballon angioplasty this technique has gone through and spectacular growth process, not just in how many times it is been used, but also in its consequential technological development. New devices had been incorporaded, like the directional aterectomy, coronary extraction aterectomy, rotablator, aterectomy through laser, intracoronary extraction prohesis, ultrasound and intracoronary angioscopy. The main indications and actual controversies concerning the coronary balloon angioplasty are discussed. Finally, a preliminary inform from our case studeis since september, 1991 through march 1993, is presented