Lasers for Ischemic Heart Disease Update on Alternatives for the Treatment of Diffuse Coronary Artery Disease / by Xavier M. Mueller.

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Main Author: Mueller, Xavier M. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2001.
Edition:1st ed. 2001.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Historical Background
  • 2 Microvascular Anatomy of the Heart
  • 3 The Vineberg Procedure: A Forgotten Operation?
  • 4 Myocardial Acupuncture: The Immediate Forerunner of Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
  • 5 Laser Physics
  • 6 Laser Interaction with Tissue
  • 7 Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization: Patient Selection, Operative Technique, and Perioperative Care
  • 8 The Pioneering Era of Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
  • 9 Laser Channel Morphology
  • 10 Pathophysiology of Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
  • 11 Clinical Results of Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
  • 12 Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization and Left Ventricular Function
  • 13 Adverse Effects of Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
  • 14 Alternatives Forms of Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
  • 15 Angiogenesis: Pathophysiology
  • 16 Therapeutic Angiogenesis: The Basis
  • 17 Therapeutic Angiogenesis: Results
  • 18 Combined Therapy: Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization and Therapeutic Angiogenesis
  • 19 Neurostimulation
  • Conclusions
  • References
  • Abbreviations.