title: Coronary artery bypass surgery or drug eluting stent for unprotected left main coronary artery disease.
abstract: Coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) is the treatment of choice in unprotected left main coronary artery disease (ULMCA). However drug eluting stent (DES) implantations in ULMCA have ushered a revolution in the field of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) for left main coronary artery (LMCA) by reducing peri-procedural mortality and incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE). More randomized trials and follow-up studies are required before PCI with DES can be chosen as alternative to CABG.
authors: SDM Hospital, Jaipur.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Gupta
authors: Brig M M
authors: BM
authors: Gupta
mesh_terms: D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems; D006801:Humans; D015607:Stents; D014654:Vascular Patency