Myocardial perfusion after transcutaneous/percutaneous myocardial laser revascularization.

Wiemer, Marcus; Wielepp, Peter; Butz, Thomas; Horstkotte, Dieter; Burchert, Wolfgang

Wiemer, Marcus; Wielepp, Peter; Butz, Thomas; Horstkotte, Dieter; Burchert, Wolfgang.

Affiliation

Wiemer M; Kardiologische Klinik Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Georgstr. 11 32545 Bad Oeynhausen, Germany. mwiemer@hdz.nrw.de

Z Kardiol ; 91 Suppl 3: 84-8, 2002.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12641020

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

The effectiveness of transcutaneous and percutaneous myocardial laser revascularization in patients with endstage coronary artery disease and angina refractory to pharmacological therapy has been proved by various studies. Angiogenesis associated with an improvement of microcirculation and myocardial perfusion may be responsible for the reduction of angina and the improved physical performance. Myocardial perfusion studies published so far are compared to our own results utilizing positron emission tomography before and after percutaneous myocardial laser revascularization.

Subject(s)

Coronary Circulation; Coronary Disease/surgery; Laser Therapy; Myocardial Revascularization; Tomography, Emission-Computed; Ammonia; Angina Pectoris/surgery; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Disease/diagnostic imaging; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Myocardial Reperfusion; Myocardial Revascularization/methods; Radiopharmaceuticals; Time Factors; Vascular Resistance

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Tomography, Emission-Computed / Coronary Circulation / Coronary Disease / Laser Therapy / Myocardial Revascularization Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Z Kardiol Year: 2002 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Germany Publication country: ALEMANHA / ALEMANIA / DE / DEUSTCHLAND / GERMANY

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