Title :
Transmyocardial revascularization with a CO/sub 2/ laser
Author :
Rudko, Robert I. ; Linhares, S.J.
Author_Institution :
PLC Medical Syst., Milford, MA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) is a surgical procedure involving atraumatically drilling holes through the left ventricle of the heart to allow blood to flow directly into the oxygen starved heart muscle. This procedure may be helpful to patients with coronary artery disease who are not candidates for either bypass or angioplasty.
Keywords :
cardiology; laser applications in medicine; radiation therapy; surgery; CO/sub 2/; CO/sub 2/ laser; atraumatic hole drilling; blood flow; coronary artery disease; left ventricle; surgical procedure; transmyocardial revascularization; Arteries; Blood; Diseases; Drilling; Laser surgery; Ores; Programmable control;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.565231
