Comparison of transmyocardial revascularization with medical therapy in patients with refractory angina

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 341, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 1029-1036

  Allen, Keith B ^a,j   Dowling, Robert D ^b   Fudge, Tommy L ^c   Schoettle, G Phillip ^d   Selinger, Samuel L ^e   Gangahar, Deepak M ^f   Angell, William W ^g   Petracek, Michael R ^h   Shaar, Carl J ^a   O'Neill, William W ⁱ  

^a ST VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^c Terrebonne Hospital   (United States)

^d HOUSTON METHODIST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e SACRED HEART MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f Bryan LGH Medical Center   (United States)

^g TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h St Thomas Heart Institute   (United States)

ⁱ WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j NONE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL;

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033619160     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199909303411403     Document Type: Article

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