Open AccessEvaluation of percutaneous coronary intervention and stenting of left main coronary artery stenosis in tehran's rajaie and lavasani hospitals from 2010 to 2011
Author(s) -
Safarali Abdolrahimi,
Hamid Reza Sanati,
Alireza Fatahian
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
research in cardiovascular medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2251-9580
pISSN - 2251-9572
DOI - 10.5812/cardiovascmed.12594
Subject(s) - medicine , conventional pci , percutaneous coronary intervention , revascularization , stroke (engine) , stent , stenosis , cardiology , observational study , angina , coronary artery disease , surgery , myocardial infarction , mechanical engineering , engineering
Data of the results from treatment of unprotected and protected LMCA diseases with PCI and stent implantations in our country were limited. Surgical therapy is considered as an standard care for patients with unprotected LMCA stenosis. This notion is based on some randomized and observational studies performed three decades ago which convincingly showed superiority of CABGs over medical therapy. Moreover, preliminary studies have shown that the use of DES for the treatment of unprotected LMCA diseases is associated with very favorable mid-term outcome, which is highly competitive with that of surgery, especially for ostial lesions.