Results of clinical trials of transmyocardial laser revascularization versus medical management for end-stage coronary disease

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 247-252

  Horvath, K A ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; DISEASES; LASER APPLICATIONS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ANGINA; CLINICAL TRIALS; CORONARY ARTERY; END STAGE CORONARY DISEASE; MEDICAL MANAGEMENT; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION SCANNING; SMALL ANTERIOR THORACOTOMY; TRANSMYOCARDIAL LASER REVASCULARIZATION;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

ANTIANGINA PECTORIS AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; NITRATE;

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SCINTISCANNING; HOLMIUM LASER; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034305210     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.2000.18.247     Document Type: Article

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