Transmyocardial laser revascularization - Morphology, pathophysiology and historical background of indirect myocardial revascularization;Transmyokardiale Laserrevaskularisation - Morphologische, pathophysiologische und historische Grundlagen der indirekten Revaskularisation des Herzmuskels

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 149-164

  Moosdorf, R ^a   Schoebel, F C ^b   Hort, W ^b  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

indirect myocardial revascularisation; transmyocardial laser revascularisation

Indexed keywords

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; REVIEW; ANIMAL; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; MYOCARDIUM;

EID: 0030610765     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003920050045     Document Type: Review

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