Excimer laser in myocardial infarction: A comparison between STEMI patients with established Q-wave versus patients with non-STEMI (non-Q)

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-10

  Topaz, On ^a   Ebersole, Douglas ^b   Dahm, Johannes B ^c   Alderman, Edwin L ^d   Madyoon, Hooman ^e   Vora, Kishor ^f   Baker, John D ^g   Hilton, David ^h   Das, Tony ⁱ  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Watson Clinic   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e St Joseph's Medical Center Stockton   (United States)

^f Owensboro Medical Health System   (United States)

^g Long Beach and Anaheim Memorial Medical Centers   (United States)

^h ROYAL JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

ⁱ Presbyterian Heart Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Coronary; Excimer laser; Rescue angioplasty; Revascularization; Thrombus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEPARIN; TROPONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLOOD CLOT; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EXCIMER LASER; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIA; LASER ANGIOPLASTY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STENT; THORAX PAIN; THROMBUS; VAPORIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOPLASTY, LASER; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36649004152     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-007-0444-z     Document Type: Article

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