Impact of Staging Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Left Main Artery Disease
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Percutaneous coronary intervention in unprotected left main coronary artery disease.
Percutaneous coronary intervention for unprotected left main coronary artery disease is potentially an important intervention in surgically unstable patients. A detailed review of medical record and visual analysis of coronary angiography and PCI procedure was undertaken. The study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, from January 2003 to December 2007. Patients included in the st...
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The introduction of drug-eluting stents and advances in catheter techniques have led to increasing acceptance of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as a viable alternative to coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) for unprotected left main disease. Current guidelines state that it is reasonable to consider unprotected left main PCI in patients with low to intermediate anatomic complexity who...
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Department of Cardiology, College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur-10, Chitwan, Nepal Correspondence: Dr Laxman Dubey, Department of Cardiology, College of Medical Sciences and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur-10, Chitwan, Nepal. Telephone 977-9851123288, e-mail [email protected] The prevalence of left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease is low. Approximately 4% to 7% of patien...
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Coronary artery bypass surgery is the currently accepted treatment for unprotected left main coronary artery disease. Currently, the data supporting the safety and efficacy of stents for unprotected left main coronary disease are derived mostly from nonrandomized, single-center studies or registries. These results appear promising but large randomized trials are needed to guide therapy of this ...
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عنوان ژورنال: JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1936-8798
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.11.027