Percutaneous Coronary Intervention vs Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis | Zendy

Daniele Giacoppo | Zendy; Róisín Colleran | Zendy; Salvatore Cassese | Zendy; Antonio H. Frangieh | Zendy; Jens Wiebe | Zendy; Michael Joner | Zendy; Heribert Schunkert | Zendy; Adnan Kastrati | Zendy; Robert A. Byrne | Zendy

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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention vs Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients With Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis

Author(s) -

Daniele Giacoppo,

Róisín Colleran,

Salvatore Cassese,

Antonio H. Frangieh,

Jens Wiebe,

Michael Joner,

Heribert Schunkert,

Adnan Kastrati,

Robert A. Byrne

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

jama cardiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 6.108

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 2380-6591

pISSN - 2380-6583

DOI - 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.2895

Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous coronary intervention , cardiology , artery , bypass grafting , stenosis , percutaneous , myocardial infarction

In patients with left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been the standard therapy for several decades. However, some studies suggest that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents may be an acceptable alternative.

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