1. Early Results of Transmyocardial Revascularization With a Holmium Laser 1 
Aldo Milano, Stefano Pratali, Giuseppe Tartarini, Rita Mariotti, Marco De Carlo, Giovanni Paterni, Giuseppe Boni, Uberto Bortolotti 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 65, Issue 3, Pages (March 1998)
DOI: /S (97)

2. Fig. 1
Coronary angiogram of a 67-year-old woman in whom all previous saphenous vein grafts had occluded and there was no evidence of native coronary arteries suitable for grafting.
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3. Fig. 2
Change in anginal class after transmyocardial laser revascularization.
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4. Fig. 3
Intraoperative view of the left ventricle approached through a limited left anterolateral thoracotomy and the optical fiber used to deliver the holmium laser beam.
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5. Fig. 4
Change in the percentage of segments with fixed and reversible ischemia 3 and 6 months after operation. There is no statistically significant difference compared with preoperative values. (ns = not significant.)
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6. Fig. 5
Change in the viability score 3 and 6 months after operation of the lased and nonlased segments. There is no statistically significant difference compared with preoperative values. (ns = not significant.)
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