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Article: TMR Revisited.(Clinical report)
- Article from:
- Clinical Cardiology Alert
- Article date:
- November 1, 1999
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TMR Revisited
Abstracts & Commentary
Synopsis: In patients with refractory angina who were not candidates for percutaneous or surgical revascularization, transmyocardial revascularization resulted in more relief of angina, increased freedom from cardiac events, and a better quality of life.
Sources: Frazier OH, et al. N Engl J Med 1999;341:1021-1028; Allen KB, et al. N Engl J Med 1999;341:1029-1036.
In the april 1999 Clinical Cardiology Alert, we reported the disappointing results of a randomized controlled trial of surgical transmyocardial revascularization (TMR) and speculated that perhaps catheter-based systems would be the answer ...