title: Sirolimus-eluting stent implantation for chronic total occlusion of the left main coronary artery.
abstract: Chronic total occlusion of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) is rare. Recently, percutaneous coronary intervention has been increasingly applied to unprotected LMCA lesions. We describe a patient with chronic total occlusion of the LMCA who was successfully treated with bifurcation stenting with sirolimus-eluting stents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Cardiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hoye
authors.forename: Anton V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Staferov
authors.forename: Bagrat G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Alekyan
authors.forename: Patrick W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Serruys
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015607:Stents
chemical_list: D020123:Sirolimus