Transmyocardial laser revascularization 12 years later

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 480-481

  Pratali, Stefano ^a   Chiaramonti, Francesca ^a   Milano, Aldo ^b   Bortolotti, Uberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coronary surgery; Myocardial ischemia; Transmyocardial laser revascularization

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EVENT FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 78249273638     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2010.243618     Document Type: Article

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