Transcatheter endomyocardial laser revascularization: a feasibility test

By means of a special catheter system, a total of 76 endomyocardial laser channels were percutaneously produced in a controllable manner at selected sites in 6 beating canine hearts. Acute patency of channels (length = 4-11 mm, diameter = 0.5-1.2 mm) was documented angioscopically and histologically...

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Published in:	The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon Vol. 46; no. 2; p. 74
Main Authors:	Weber, H P, Heinze, A, Richter, U, Ruprecht, L, Zhuang, S, Unsöld, E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Germany 01-04-1998
Subjects:	Angioscopy Animals Cardiac Catheterization - instrumentation Dogs Endocardium - pathology Endocardium - surgery Feasibility Studies Heart Ventricles - pathology Heart Ventricles - surgery Laser Therapy - instrumentation Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - instrumentation Myocardial Revascularization - instrumentation Vascular Patency - physiology
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Summary:	By means of a special catheter system, a total of 76 endomyocardial laser channels were percutaneously produced in a controllable manner at selected sites in 6 beating canine hearts. Acute patency of channels (length = 4-11 mm, diameter = 0.5-1.2 mm) was documented angioscopically and histologically. This minimally invasive method might be useful for revascularising certain patients with ischemic heart disease without resorting to open-chest surgery.
ISSN:	0171-6425
DOI:	10.1055/s-2007-1010193