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Elective sirolimus‐eluting stent implantation for left main coronary artery disease: Six‐month angiographic follow‐up and 1‐year clinical outcome
Author(s) -
Arampatzis Chourmouzios A.,
Lemos Pedro A.,
Hoye Angela,
Saia Francesco,
Tanabe Kengo,
van der Giessen Willem J.,
Smits Pieter C.,
McFadden Eugene,
de Feyter Pim,
Serruys Patrick W.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.20064
Subject(s) - medicine , sirolimus , left main coronary artery disease , coronary artery disease , cardiology , stent , coronary angiography , interventional cardiology , percutaneous coronary intervention , myocardial infarction
The effectiveness of sirolimus‐eluting stent (SES) implantation in patients treated electively for left main (LM) stenoses has not been yet ascertained. The present study reports on the clinical and angiographic outcome of 16 consecutive patients treated electively for de novo stenoses in the LM. The impact of SES implantation on major adverse cardiac events was evaluated. Mean age was 65 ± 11 years. Unprotected LM was present in nine (56%), and eight patients (50%) received stents extending into both the left anterior descending and circumflex arteries for stenoses of the distal left main bifurcation. In‐house mortality and reintervention rate was zero. One patient developed a non‐Q‐wave myocardial infarction related to the index procedure. At 1‐year clinical follow‐up, there were no deaths or further myocardial infarctions; one (6%) patient required target lesion revascularization. A total of 12 patients (75%) underwent 6‐month angiographic follow‐up with a late lumen loss of 0.04 ± 0.65 mm and one focal restenosis (8% of patients). Elective SES implantation for LM disease was associated with zero mortality and a very low incidence of additional major adverse events at 1 year. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2004; 62:292–296. 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.