title: Drug-eluting stent treatment of left main coronary artery disease: the case for a sirolimus-eluting, autoexpandable alternative. An optical coherence tomography analysis.
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, A.O. Fatebenefratelli, Milano, Italy; Interventional Cardiology, A.O.U.P. Paolo Giaccone, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Buccheri
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, A.O. Fatebenefratelli, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Pedro Silva
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Orrego
authors.affiliation: Interventional Cardiology, A.O. Fatebenefratelli, Milano, Italy. Electronic address: bcortese@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Bernardo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cortese
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D023903:Coronary Restenosis / Q000628:therapy; D054855:Drug-Eluting Stents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000473:pathology; D020123:Sirolimus / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D020123:Sirolimus
keywords: Autoexpandable nitinol stent; Drug eluting stent; Left main coronary artery; Optical coherence tomography; Stentys SES