Favorable Long-Term Outcome After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in Nonbifurcation Lesions That Involve Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery
Author(s) -
Alaide Chieffo,
Seung J. Park,
Marco Valgimigli,
Young H. Kim,
Joost Daemen,
Imad Sheiban,
Alessandra Truffa,
Matteo Montorfano,
Flavio Airoldi,
Giuseppe Sangiorgi,
Mauro Carlino,
Iassen Michev,
Cheol W. Lee,
MyeongKi Hong,
Seong W. Park,
Claudio Moretti,
Erminio Bonizzoni,
Renata Rogacka,
Patrick W. Serruys,
Antonio Colombo
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.692178
Subject(s) - medicine , ostium , restenosis , cardiology , myocardial infarction , percutaneous coronary intervention , stent , stenosis , revascularization , drug eluting stent , surgery , artery , radiology
The presence of a lumen narrowing at the ostium and the body of an unprotected left main coronary artery but does not require bifurcation treatment is a class I indication of surgical revascularization.
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