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TMR: Is it Still a Physiological Impossibility?

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Direct Myocardial Revascularization: History, Methodology, Technology

Part of the book series: Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine ((DICM,volume 211))

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The idea that we can tap the left ventricle to provide direct blood supply to the myocardium is very appealing. The fact that the left ventricle pumps oxygenated blood with each cardiac cycle, while the left ventricular myocardium is starving for oxygen when coronary artery disease is present, is not only puzzling bu also frustrating. Therefore, many investigators have attempted to create functional channels that would supply oxygenated blood directly into the myocardial sinusoids and provide relief to the patients’ angina.

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  1. Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois, USA

    Roque Pifarré

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Pifarré, R. (1999). TMR: Is it Still a Physiological Impossibility?. In: Whittaker, P., Abela, G.S. (eds) Direct Myocardial Revascularization: History, Methodology, Technology. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 211. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5069-3_3

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