Direct Myocardial Revascularization

by Whittaker, Peter; Abela, George S.

• ISBN13: 9780792383987
• ISBN10: 0792383982
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-31
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Provides a perspective for clinical and basic researchers to determine whether direct myocardial revasularization has a place in the treatment of coronary artery disease. Halftone illustrations. DNLM: Myocardial Revascularization--methods.

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
Early Methods of Myocardial Revascularization	1	(16)
Bernard L. Tucker
The Vineberg Procedure in the Era of Transmyocardial Revascularization A New Paradigm for an Old Operation	17	(28)
John C. Tsang
Carlos M. LI
Ray C.-J. Chiu
TMR: Is it Still a Physiological Impossibility?	45	(16)
Roque Pifarre
Increased Perfusion Via Laser-Mediated Myocardial Channels? Importance of Appropriate Models and Endpoints	61	(20)
Karin Przyklenk
Robert A. Kloner
Peter Whittaker
Physiology and Histology of Acute Myocardial Channels Made With Different Lasers	81	(16)
Takushi Kohmoto
Peter E. Fisher
Anguo Gu
Shu-Ming Zhu
Carolyn Derosa
Craig R. Smith
Daniel Burkhoff
Potential Laser Wavelengths for Percutaneous Endomyocardial Revascularization	97	(24)
Joel D. Eisenberg
On Topaz
George S. Abela
Initial Use of an Ultraviolet Laser for TMR	121	(22)
Peter Whittaker
Kalin Spariosu
Zonh-Zen Ho
The First Clinical TMR Trial: Historical Perspective	143	(12)
John R. Crew
Initial Clinical Experience With a Holmium: Yag Laser: A Case Study Demonstrating Increased Myocardial Perfusion	155	(8)
Daniel Burkhoff
Takushi Kohmoto
Carolyn Derosa
Craig R. Smith
Nuclear Imaging Techniques for the Evaluation of TMLR	163	(16)
Heiko Schoder
Heinrich R. Schelbert
Myocardial Angiogenesis: Biology and Therapy	179	(22)
Charles A. Mack
Shailen R. Patel
Christopher J. Magovern
Ronald G. Crystal
Todd K. Rosengart
Index	201