TY - GEN AU - Oesterle,S N AU - Bittl,J A AU - Leon,M B AU - Hamburger,J AU - Tcheng,J E AU - Litvack,F AU - Margolis,J AU - Gilmore,P AU - Madsen,R AU - Holmes,D AU - Moses,J AU - Cohen,H AU - King,S AU - Brinker,J AU - Hale,T AU - Geraci,D J AU - Kerker,W J AU - Popma,J TI - Laser wire for crossing chronic total occlusions: "learning phase" results from the U.S. TOTAL trial. Total Occlusion Trial With Angioplasty by Using a Laser Wire SN - 0098-6569 PY - 1998///0818 KW - Adult KW - Aged KW - Aged, 80 and over KW - Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary KW - instrumentation KW - Angioplasty, Balloon, Laser-Assisted KW - methods KW - Chronic Disease KW - Coronary Angiography KW - Coronary Disease KW - surgery KW - Equipment Failure KW - Feasibility Studies KW - Female KW - Fiber Optic Technology KW - Follow-Up Studies KW - Humans KW - Intraoperative Complications KW - Male KW - Middle Aged KW - Optical Fibers KW - Postoperative Complications KW - Retrospective Studies KW - Safety KW - Treatment Outcome KW - United States N1 - Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study UR - https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199806)44:2<235::aid-ccd23>3.0.co;2-k ER -