Myles Edwin Lee

TL;DR: It is concluded that angioscopy frequently reveals complex plaques or thrombi not detected by coronary angiography, which suggests that anginal syndromes that are refractory to medical treatment can be caused by unstable pathologic processes in the intima.

TL;DR: The concept that in octogenarians the indications for operation should be as for other patients of less advanced age, especially in those with isolated coronary artery disease and pure valve disease is supported, so that patients will not advance to higher-risk Class IV status preoperatively.

TL;DR: The most important finding was that angioscopic data provide information not available from probes or angiography, which will provide unique, high-resolution information which can directly alter surgical therapy.

TL;DR: In this article, the ability of color Doppler flow mapping to provide intraoperative information about mitral regurgitation (MR) severity and to evaluate adequacy of mitral valve repair was assessed by performing color doppler echocardiography immediately before and after cardiopulmonary bypass, with the transducer placed directly on the epicardium.

TL;DR: It is concluded that angioscopy using flexible en doscopes can be performed safely, can provide clinically useful information, and may provide a means for delivering visually directed intravascular laser irradiation.