Histologic findings of transmyocardial laser channels after two hours

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1437-1439

  Lutter, Georg ^a   Schwarzkopf, Jirka ^a   Lutz, Christoph ^a   Martin, Juergen ^a   Beyersdorf, Friedhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE FIBRIL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; VEIN GRAFT;

EID: 0032076148     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)00161-1     Document Type: Article

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