Efficacy of transmyocardial laser revascularization and thoracic sympathectomy for the treatment of refractory angina Manuel Galiñanes, MD, PhD, Mahmoud Loubani, MD, FRCSI, Penelope R Sensky, MRCP, Ashraf Hassouna, FRCSI, Graham R Cherryman, FRCR, Joseph N Leverment, FRCS, Nilesh J Samani, MRCP The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 78, Issue 1, Pages 122-128 (July 2004) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.032
Fig 1 The SAQ scores before surgery and 6 and 42 months after surgery in the (A) TS group (white bars = baseline score; hatched bars = 6 months after TS; black bars = 42 months after TS) and in the (B) TMR group (white bars = baseline score; hatched bars = 6 months after TMR; black bars = 42 months after TMR). *p < 0.05 versus preoperative mean value. (SAQ = Seattle Angina Questionnaire; TMR = transmyocardial revascularization; TS = thoracic sympathectomy.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2004 78, 122-128DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.12.032)