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Meta-analysis of survival and relief of angina pectoris after transmyocardial revascularization.

Liao L, Sarria-Santamera A, Matchar DB, Huntington A, Lin S, Whellan DJ, Kong DF

Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA. liao0002@mc.duke.edu <liao0002@mc.duke.edu>

A meta-analysis of 7 randomized trials involving 1,053 patients was performed to evaluate the effect of transmyocardial laser revascularization as the sole procedural intervention on survival and angina relief. At 1 year, transmyocardial laser revascularization produced a significant improvement in angina class (p <0.0001) but no improvement in survival (p = 0.75).

Published 9 May 2005 in Am J Cardiol, 95(10): 1243-5.
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