We report the long-term follow-up of 34 patients who underwent transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMLR) from 1995 to 1999. At 12 years the actuarial survival is 24\%±8\%, actuarial freedom from cardiac deaths is 36\%±10\% and actuarial freedom from major adverse cardiac events 13\%±8\%. Mean angina class of nine current survivors is 2.7±0.6. Based on these results, the use of TMLR as an isolated procedure remains questionable. TMLR could probably achieve better results when employed in combination with myocardial revascularization or as a vehicle of intramyocardial growth factors.
Titolo: | Transmyocardial laser revascularization 12 years later. |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2010 |
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Abstract: | We report the long-term follow-up of 34 patients who underwent transmyocardial laser revascularization (TMLR) from 1995 to 1999. At 12 years the actuarial survival is 24\%±8\%, actuarial freedom from cardiac deaths is 36\%±10\% and actuarial freedom from major adverse cardiac events 13\%±8\%. Mean angina class of nine current survivors is 2.7±0.6. Based on these results, the use of TMLR as an isolated procedure remains questionable. TMLR could probably achieve better results when employed in combination with myocardial revascularization or as a vehicle of intramyocardial growth factors. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11562/367624 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01.01 Articolo in Rivista |
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