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Reoperative transmyocardial laser revascularization for late recurrent angina
Richard Lee1, Keith C Fischer, Marc R Moon
1Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Nuclear Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110-1013, USA.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|February 16, 2002
Abstract:
Transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMR) reduces anginal class and is indicated for severely symptomatic patients who are not candidates for conventional revascularization. This report describes a 72-year-old man who presented 4 years following initially successful TMR with recurrent angina refractory to maximal medical management. Reoperative TMR was performed with substantial improvement in angina and functional class.