Treatment strategies in the left main coronary artery disease associated with acute coronary syndromes

Significant left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis is not rare and reported 3 to 10% of patients undergoing coronary angiography. Unprotected LMCA intervention is a still clinical challenge and surgery is still going to be a traditional management method in many cardiac centers. With a presentati...

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Publié dans:	Journal of the Saudi Heart Association. - 1999. - 27(2015), 4 vom: 02. Okt., Seite 272-6
Auteur principal:	Karabulut, Ahmet (Auteur)
Autres auteurs:	Cakmak, Mahmut
Format:	Article en ligne
Langue:	English
Publié:	2015
Accès à la collection:	Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Sujets:	Journal Article Review Acute coronary syndrome CABG, coronary artery bypass graft CX, circumflex artery DES, drug-eluting stent IVUS, intravascular ultrasonography LAD, left anterior descending artery LMCA, left main coronary artery Left main coronary artery plus... MI, myocardial infarction PCI, percutaneous coronary interventions Percutaneous intervention RCA, right coronary artery SYNTAX, synergy between percutaneous coronary intervention with TAXUS and cardiac surgery Surgery TIMI, thrombolysis in myocardial infarction