Guidance
Evidence-based recommendations on percutaneous laser revascularisation for refractory angina pectoris. This involves inserting a catheter into major vessels of the groin, which is advanced to the heart, to drill holes on the heart muscle using a laser beam. The aim is to enable blood flow from the heart chambers into the heart muscle, to relieve myocardial ischaemia and reduce chest pain.
NICE has also published interventional procedures guidance on laser transmyocardial revascularistion for refractory angina pectoris.
Guidance development process
How we develop NICE interventional procedures guidance
Coding and clinical classification codes for this guidance