Clinical data and histological features of transmyocardial revascularization with CO2-laser

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-30

  Gassler, Nikolaus ^a,b   Stubbe, Hans Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Laser; Myocardium; Revascularization

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FUNCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; WOUND HEALING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030860173     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00137-1     Document Type: Article

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