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Transmyocardial laser revascularisation and other treatment modalities for angina pectoris

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 Ischaemic heart disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the western world. This paper provides an overview of the different treatments for one of the most common manifestations of ischaemic heart disease: angina pectoris. Besides the currently available conventional methods, several alternative treatments are described, with a special focus on transmyocardial laser revascularisation.

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  1. Laser Centre, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, The Netherlands Tel.: ++ 31 20 5664386 Fax: ++ 31 20 6975594 e-mail: m.huikeshoven@amc.uva.nl, , , , , , NL

    M. Huikeshoven & J. F. Beek

  2. Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, , , , , , NL

    J. A. P. van der Sloot & R. Tukkie

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  1. M. Huikeshoven
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Received: 21 October 2002 / Accepted: 22 October 2002

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Huikeshoven, M., van der Sloot, J., Tukkie, R. et al. Transmyocardial laser revascularisation and other treatment modalities for angina pectoris. Lasers Med Sci 18, 2–11 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-002-0253-3

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