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Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:46-53
© 1993 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Departments of Surgery and Pathology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, New York USA
* Address reprint requests to Dr Smith, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, Atchley Pavilliun, 161 Fort Washington Ave, New York, NY 10032.
Laser myocardial revascularization has been shown to reduce mortality and infarct size after left anterior descending coronary artery (I AD) ligation in dogs. It has not been shown to improve myocardial contractility in acute ischemia. In this study a holmium-yttrium-aluminum garnet laser (wavelength, 2.14 µm) was used to create nontransmural myocardial channels from the endocardial surface in the ischemic regions of the canine left ventricle. Twelve mongrel dogs (6 controls, 6 laser myocardial revascularizations) underwent 90 minutes of LAD ligation followed by 0 hours of reperfusion. The ischemic region was determined by methylene blue injection during brief LAD occlusion. Laser myocardial revascularization averaged three channels per square centimeter in the ischemic region created using 12 J/channel (600 mJ/pulse, 10 Hz) before LAD ligation. Contractility was assessed from regional preload recruitable stroke work (RPRSW), using pairs of segment length ultrasonic transducers in the ischemic and the nonischemic regions. Two-dimensional echocardiography corroborated with segmental length findings. In control dogs, the ischemic region was dyskinetic during LAD ligation and reperfusion. Dyskinesis of the ischemic region during systole produced negative values for regional stroke work, and RPRSW was considered zero. In 4 of 6 laser-revascularized dogs, RPRSW remained positive in the ischemic region. Two dogs had intermittent dyskinesis. The difference between laser-revascularized and control dogs in ischemic region RPRSW was significant (p < 0.01 by Fischer's exact test). We conclude that laser myocardial revascularization from the endocardial surface preserves regional myocardial function during acute ischemia. Because holmium-yttrium-aluminum garnet laser energy can be transmitted through a flexible fiber, laser myocardial revascularization could become a percutaneous treatment for prevention of acute ischemia.
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