Transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMLR) in patients with unstable angina and low ejection fraction

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-26

  Lutter, Georg ^a   Saurbier, Bernward ^a   Nitzsche, Egbert ^a   Kletzin, Frank ^a   Martin, Jürgen ^a   Schlensak, Christian ^a   Lutz, Christoph ^a   Beyersdorf, Friedhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Intraaortic balloon pump; Lasers; Revascularization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORONARY DISEASE; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; STROKE VOLUME; SURVIVAL RATE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031915181     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00298-4     Document Type: Article

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