Percutaneous coronary intervention for left main coronary artery disease.
Coronary artery bypass surgery is the currently accepted treatment for unprotected left main coronary artery disease. Currently, the data supporting the safety and efficacy of stents for unprotected left main coronary disease are derived mostly from nonrandomized, single-center studies or registries. These results appear promising but large randomized trials are needed to guide therapy of this potentially lethal disease.
Gauthier
Nadine
N
University of Ottawa, Division of Cardiology, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. mgauthier@ottawaheart.ca
Le May
Michel R
MR
D000368:Aged; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology