Diagnosis, incidence, and clinical significance of early postoperative ischemia after transmyocardial laser revascularization

American Heart Journal

Volumn 137, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1163-1168

  Hughes, G Chad ^b   Landolfo, Kevin P ^b   Lowe, James E ^b   Coleman, Robin B ^b   Donovan, Carolyn L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033427857     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8703(99)70377-7     Document Type: Article

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