Transmyocardial revascularization using an XeCl excimer laser: Results of a randomized trial

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 875-881

  Van Der Sloot, Jos A P ^a   Huikeshoven, Menno ^a   Tukkie, Raymond ^a   Verberne, Hein J ^a   Van Der Meulen, Jan ^a   Van Eck Smit, Berthe L F ^a   Van Gemert, Martin J C ^a   Tijssen, Jan G P ^a   Beek, Johan F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXCIMER LASER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGINA PECTORIS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; NITRATES; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; STROKE VOLUME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444255994     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.02.073     Document Type: Article

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