Open AccessManagement of Left Main Coronary Artery Disease
Author(s) -
Ramadan Ronnie,
Boden William E.,
Kinlay Scott
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.117.008151
Subject(s) - medicine , coronary artery disease , cardiology , left main coronary artery disease , revascularization , myocardial infarction
Left main coronary artery disease (LMCAD) portends higher prognostic risk as a result of the large myocardial territory at risk, ranging from 75% to 100%, depending on the dominance of the left coronary circulation. Diagnosis and management of significant LMCAD continues to be a source of clinical