Experimental and clinical studies on transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMLR)

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 197-201

  Okada, Masayoshi ^a   Nakamura, Masahiko ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; DISEASES; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HEMODYNAMICS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

BYPASS GRAFTING; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; INTRACORONARY INTERVENTION; ISCHEMIC MYOCARDIUM; TRANSMYOCARDIAL LASER REVASCULARIZATION (TMLR);

LASER SURGERY;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0032144530     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.1998.16.197     Document Type: Article

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