[PDF][PDF] Percutaneous coronary intervention in left main coronary artery disease: the 13th consensus document from the European Bifurcation Club

F Burzotta, JF Lassen, AP Banning, T Lefèvre… - EuroIntervention, 2018 - bifurc.eu
Abstract The 2017 European Bifurcation Club (EBC) meeting was held in Porto (Portugal)
and allowed a multidisciplinary international faculty to review and discuss the latest data …

Management of left main disease: an update

J Fajadet, D Capodanno, GW Stone - European Heart Journal, 2019 - academic.oup.com
A severe narrowing of the left main coronary artery (LMCA), usually due to atherosclerosis,
jeopardizes a large area of myocardium and increases the risk of major adverse cardiac …

Left main revascularization with PCI or CABG in patients with chronic kidney disease: EXCEL trial

G Giustino, R Mehran, PW Serruys, JF Sabik… - Journal of the American …, 2018 - jacc.org
Background: The optimal revascularization strategy for patients with left main coronary artery
disease (LMCAD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) remains unclear. Objectives: This …

New insights into long-versus short-term dual antiplatelet therapy duration in patients after stenting for left main coronary artery disease: findings from a prospective …

HY Wang, KF Dou, C Guan, L Xie… - Circulation …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The appropriate duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) and risk-benefit
ratio for long-term DAPT in patients with left main (LM) disease undergoing percutaneous …

[HTML][HTML] A large, prospective, multicentre study of left main PCI using a latest-generation zotarolimus-eluting stent: the ROLEX study

G Tarantini, LN Fovino, F Varbella… - …, 2023 - eurointervention.pcronline.com
Background: Data on left main (LM) percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) have mostly
been obtained in studies using drug-eluting stent (DES) platforms without dedicated large …

Provisional Strategy for Left Main Stem Bifurcation Disease: A State-of-the-Art Review of Technique and Outcomes

V Paradies, A Banning, D Cao, A Chieffo… - Cardiovascular …, 2023 - jacc.org
Left main coronary artery (LMA) disease jeopardizes a large area of myocardium and
increases the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events. LMCA disease is found in 5% to …

Outcomes of left main revascularization after percutaneous intervention or bypass surgery

F Scudiero, I Muraca, A Migliorini… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. This study is aimed at comparing the clinical outcomes of unprotected left main
coronary artery disease (ULMCAD) treatment with contemporary percutaneous coronary …

New predictors of early and late outcomes after primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction and …

C Homorodean, AC Iancu, D Leucuţa… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. The study evaluated the correlation between baseline SYNTAX Score, Residual
SYNTAX Score, and SYNTAX Revascularization Index and long‐term outcomes in ST …

Impact of final kissing balloon and of Imaging on patients treated on unprotected left main coronary artery with thin-strut stents (from the RAIN-CARDIOGROUP VII …

F d'Ascenzo, P Omedè, O De Filippo, E Cerrato… - The American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Few data are available about the impact on outcomes of procedural strategies for
percutaneous coronary intervention with thin-struts stents on unprotected left main (ULM) …

The year in cardiology 2018: acute coronary syndromes

P Widimsky, F Crea, RK Binder… - European Heart …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is a true success story. Indeed, in
1955 when the then President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower had an infarction …