Transmyocardial laser revascularization

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 266-276

  Horvath, Keith A ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRATE;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANGIOGENESIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YAG LASER;

ANGINA PECTORIS; ANIMALS; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42549121977     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2008.00579.x     Document Type: Review

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