Transmyocardial laser revascularization with the Holmium:YAG laser does not improve myocardial perfusion in the acutely ischemic heart: An experimental study measuring myocardial perfusion by a thermal imaging camera

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 293-297

  Eckstein, Friedrich Stefan ^a,b   Scheule, A M ^a   Pauncz, Y ^a   Schmid, S T ^a   Zucker, M ^a   Ziemer, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Holmium:YAG laser; Myocardial perfusion; Thermal imaging cam era; Transmyocardial laser revascularization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOLMIUM LASER; LASER SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032706415     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013161     Document Type: Article

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