CLINICAL STUDIES Transmyocardial Revascularization A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Trial of Percutaneous Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization in Patients With Nonrecanalizable Chronic Total Occlusions

Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC,* Paul S. Teirstein, MD, FACC,† Ronald Rubenstein, MD, FACC,‡ Dwayne Schmidt, MD, FACC,§ Patrick L. Whitlow, MD, FACC, Edward J. Kosinski, MD, FACC,¶ Gregory Mishkel, MD, FACC,# John A. Power, MD, FACC** New York, New York; La Jolla, California; Neptune, New Jersey; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Cleveland, Ohio; Bridgeport, Connecticut; Springfield, Illinois; and Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania