Myocardial revascularization-Direct or indirect?

Indirect myocardial revascularization: great therapeutic potential if understanding the mechanisms.

Strategies for indirect myocardial revascularization in end stage ischemic coronary artery disease have been described and are still developing, including transmyocardial laser revascularization, ischemic preconditioning, low-energy shock wave therapy, or epicardial transplantation of latissimus dorsi muscle flap. All of them are intended to induce angiogenesis and generate neocollaterals to im...

Direct or indirect iodine supplementation of infants?

Iodine is needed for thyroid hormone production and iodine suffi ciency is particularly important during pregnancy, lactation, and infancy owing to the role of thyroid hormones in brain development. A defi ciency of iodine during these life stages can result in impaired child cognition and has been associated with infant mortality. In countries with inadequate iodised salt coverage and iodine d...

Direct revascularization procedure in the management of myocardial ischemia.

Accuracy of treadmill testing in assessment of direct myocardial revascularization.

Near-maximal treadmill exercise tests (TET) performed at the time of coronary arteriography and bypass graft visualization an average of 13 months after direct myocardial revascularization were analyzed in 217 consecutive patients to assess the accuracy of the TET in predicting completeness of revascularization. TET results were correlated with bypass patency and extent of revascularization. Al...

Editorial: Left ventricular performance following direct myocardial revascularization.