ABSTRACT
Objective To summarize the treatment of 7 cases of severe coronary artery disease with CO2 laser transmyocardial revascularization(TMLR). Methods The mean preoperative angina class (Canadian Cardiovascular Society, CCS), number of diseased coronary arteries were 3.6±0.7 and 2.8±0.6 respectively. All the patients underwent left anterolateral thoracotomy through the fifth intercostal space under general anesthesia, the left ventricule was exposed and then TMLR was performed. The mean channels in TMLR was 32.5. Results The symptoms of angina disappeared during the first postoperative month, with no relapse reported in the first follow-up year. There was significant difference in the angina class (P＜0.05), ejection fraction also increased. The ischemia region of the heart decreased through the single photon emission computed tomographic(SPECT) test. Conclusion TMLR can relieve angina and improve life quality of patients with severe coronary artery disease. It can accelerate the recovery of dormant myocardium and enhance the contractility.