Transmyocardial laser revascularisation in patients with refractory angina: A randomised controlled trial

Lancet

Volumn 353, Issue 9152, 1999, Pages 519-524

  Schofield, P M ^a   Sharples, L D ^b   Caine, N ^a   Burns, S ^a   Tait, S ^a   Wistow, T ^c   Buxton, M ^d   Wallwork, J ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^c NORFOLK AND NORWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL; TREADMILL EXERCISE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032989459     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)11478-2     Document Type: Article

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