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Transmyocardial revascularization with a Ho:YAG laser produces histology similar to a CO2 laser, potentially allowing for less invasive fiber-optic delivery.
Ho:YAG lasers may enable less invasive transmyocardial revascularization by producing similar histological results to CO2 lasers.
A Ho:YAG laser used for transmyocardial revascularization can produce histology similar to a CO/sub 2/ laser, potentially permitting the procedure to be done with less invasive fiber-optic delivery systems. Thoracoscopic and percutaneous systems are under development.
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Aita et al. (2002) studied this question. Transmyocardial revascularization with a Ho:YAG laser produces histology similar to a CO2 laser, potentially allowing for less invasive fiber-optic delivery.
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