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Heart J 1998;7(2)
Letter
myocardial perfusion following the clinical application of TMR.6-s The mechanism of action may also depend on the type of laser used. An operative placebo effect could well be contributory in some patients, but there is little chance of even conducting a sham study to prove this.
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Julian A. Smith, MS, FRACS The Alfred Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Cooley DA, Frazier OH, Kadipasaoglu KA, Pehlivanoglu S, Shannon RL, Angelini P. Transmyocardial laser revascularization: anatomic evidence of long-term channel patency. Texas Heart Inst J 1994;21:220-4. Kohmoto T, Fisher PE, Gu A, et al. Physiology, histology, and 2week morphology of acute transmyocardial channels made with a
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CO2 laser. Ann Thorac Surg 1997;63:1275-83. Sigel JE, Abramovich CM, Lytle BW, Ratliff NB. Transmyocardial laser revascularization: three sequential autopsy cases. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;115:1381-5. Kwong KF, Kanellopoulos GK, Nickels JC, et al. Transmyocardial laser treatment denervates canine myocardium. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997;114:883-90. Yamamoto N, Kohmoto T, Gu A, Smith CR, Burkhoff D. Transmyocardial revascularisation enhances angiogenesis in a canine model of chronic ischaemia (abstract). Circulation 1997;96(Suppl I):I-563-4. Horvath KA, Cohn LC, Cooley DA, et al. Transmyocardial laser revascularisation: results of a multicentre trial with transmyocardial laser revascularisation used as sole therapy for end-stage coronary artery disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997;113:645-54. Milano A, de Carlo M, Pratali S, et al. Transmyocardial revascularization: results with a holmium laser (abstract). Circulation 1997;96(Suppl I):I-247. Frazier OH, Kadipasaoglu KA, Cooley DA. Transmyocardial laser revascularisation. Does it have a role in the treatment of ischaemic heart disease? Texas Heart Inst J 1998;25:24-9.
Book Review The New Manual of Interventional
Cardiology (second edition)
Edited by Mark Freed, Cindy Grines and R.D. Safian, 812 pages, illustrated. Birmingham, Michigan: Physicians Press, 1996. ISBN 096 3388 657 $195.
The New Manual Of Interventional Cardiology is an excellent practical reference in this field. Its contents are broad and, in addition to revision of the previous 30 chapters on simple and complex intervention, intraprocedural complications and new devices, the second edition includes chapters on stents and management of patients with particular characteristics, for example, aged, diabetes, renal failure and silent ischaemia.
cardiology, including coronary peripheral and visceral procedures, and balloon valvuloplasty. In a technology which continues to experience explosive growth, it is impossible to provide a text which, when published, is entirely up to date. For example, brachytherapy, a technique currently under investigation for the prevention and treatment of restenosis, is not included. Overall, the book provides excellent practical education and a current review of interventional cardiology.
This edition also includes the results of an international survey and a 50-page “book-within-a-book” concise summary of clinically important information from each chapter. The book is well illustrated and referenced. The literature references were less than one week old at the time of the book’s release.
Louis Bernstein Department of Cardiology Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, Australia
The index and style is reader-friendly, and the manual covers a wide range of topics in interventional
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Heart J 1998;7(2)
Letter
myocardial perfusion following the clinical application of TMR.6-s The mechanism of action may also depend on the type of laser used. An operative placebo effect could well be contributory in some patients, but there is little chance of even conducting a sham study to prove this.
3.
4. 5.
Julian A. Smith, MS, FRACS The Alfred Hospital Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
6.
References 1.
2.
Cooley DA, Frazier OH, Kadipasaoglu KA, Pehlivanoglu S, Shannon RL, Angelini P. Transmyocardial laser revascularization: anatomic evidence of long-term channel patency. Texas Heart Inst J 1994;21:220-4. Kohmoto T, Fisher PE, Gu A, et al. Physiology, histology, and 2week morphology of acute transmyocardial channels made with a
7.
8.
to the Editor
CO2 laser. Ann Thorac Surg 1997;63:1275-83. Sigel JE, Abramovich CM, Lytle BW, Ratliff NB. Transmyocardial laser revascularization: three sequential autopsy cases. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1998;115:1381-5. Kwong KF, Kanellopoulos GK, Nickels JC, et al. Transmyocardial laser treatment denervates canine myocardium. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997;114:883-90. Yamamoto N, Kohmoto T, Gu A, Smith CR, Burkhoff D. Transmyocardial revascularisation enhances angiogenesis in a canine model of chronic ischaemia (abstract). Circulation 1997;96(Suppl I):I-563-4. Horvath KA, Cohn LC, Cooley DA, et al. Transmyocardial laser revascularisation: results of a multicentre trial with transmyocardial laser revascularisation used as sole therapy for end-stage coronary artery disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997;113:645-54. Milano A, de Carlo M, Pratali S, et al. Transmyocardial revascularization: results with a holmium laser (abstract). Circulation 1997;96(Suppl I):I-247. Frazier OH, Kadipasaoglu KA, Cooley DA. Transmyocardial laser revascularisation. Does it have a role in the treatment of ischaemic heart disease? Texas Heart Inst J 1998;25:24-9.
Book Review The New Manual of Interventional
Cardiology (second edition)
Edited by Mark Freed, Cindy Grines and R.D. Safian, 812 pages, illustrated. Birmingham, Michigan: Physicians Press, 1996. ISBN 096 3388 657 $195.
The New Manual Of Interventional Cardiology is an excellent practical reference in this field. Its contents are broad and, in addition to revision of the previous 30 chapters on simple and complex intervention, intraprocedural complications and new devices, the second edition includes chapters on stents and management of patients with particular characteristics, for example, aged, diabetes, renal failure and silent ischaemia.
cardiology, including coronary peripheral and visceral procedures, and balloon valvuloplasty. In a technology which continues to experience explosive growth, it is impossible to provide a text which, when published, is entirely up to date. For example, brachytherapy, a technique currently under investigation for the prevention and treatment of restenosis, is not included. Overall, the book provides excellent practical education and a current review of interventional cardiology.
This edition also includes the results of an international survey and a 50-page “book-within-a-book” concise summary of clinically important information from each chapter. The book is well illustrated and referenced. The literature references were less than one week old at the time of the book’s release.
Louis Bernstein Department of Cardiology Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Sydney, Australia
The index and style is reader-friendly, and the manual covers a wide range of topics in interventional
132