Which client would most likely benefit from a transmyocardial laser revascularization?
A. A client who requires bypass with synthetic grafts
B. A client with unstable angina and inoperable CAD
C. A client with a lesion of the left anterior descending artery
D. A client with a discrete, proximal, single-vessel, noncalcified lesion
B
Transmyocardial laser revascularization is reserved for clients with unstable angina and inoperable CAD.
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