Transmyocardial revascularization with CO2 laser in patients with refractory angina pectoris

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1170-1177

  Aaberge, Lars ^a   Nordstrand, Kenneth ^b   Dragsund, Morten ^b   Saatvedt, Kjell ^b   Endresen, Knut ^a   Golf, Svein ^b   Geiran, Odd ^a   Abdelnoor, Michel ^a   Forfang, Kolbjorn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Feiring Heart Clinic   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; INSULIN; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; LASER SURGERY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NORWAY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; NORWAY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034170546     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(00)00519-2     Document Type: Article

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