Background The optimal strategy for treating ostial left anterior descending coronary artery
(LAD) disease remains matter of speculation. We evaluated the impact on long-term …

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: Percutaneous coronary intervention for ostial lesions
of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) remains a complex procedure. The aim …

BACKGROUND: Although drug-eluting stents (DES) have reduced restenosis in a broad
range of lesions, there is limited data, from relatively small studies, on the safety and efficacy …

Background—Ostial left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) lesion has been
regarded as a lesion subset unsuitable for coronary stenting. Long-term outcomes of …

Aims: The optimal strategy for patients with isolated ostial bifurcation lesions has not yet
been determined. We propose the modified flower petal technique for the treatment of …

Background The optimal management strategy for significant unprotected ostial left anterior
descending artery (LAD) disease remains undefined. Merits of the two most common …

Background In recent years, stents are increasingly used in variety of coronary lesions.
Ostial lesion of left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) however remains a challenge …

Drug-eluting stents (DES) have reduced the rate of in-stent restenosis compared with bare-
metal stents, but were associated with an increased risk of late stent thrombosis. The …

Introducción y objetivos El tratamiento percutáneo de las lesiones ostiales de la arteria
coronaria descendente anterior (DA) es complejo. El propósito de este estudio es valorar la …

Purpose: Overlapping and foreshortening on conventional coronary angiography is one
reason why the presence of ostial lesions in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) is an …