Treatment of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Disease With Sirolimus-Eluting Stents

Sawhney, Neil; W. Moses, Jeffrey; B. Leon, Martin; E. Kuntz, Richard; J. Popma, Jeffrey; Bachinsky, William; A. Bass, Theodore; J. DeMaio, Samuel; T.A. Fry, Edward; R. Holmes, David; S. Teirstein, Paul

doi:10.1161/01.cir.0000136580.34604.b8

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Treatment of Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Disease With Sirolimus-Eluting Stents

Published in Circulation • Jul 13, 2004

Authors:

Neil Sawhney

Jeffrey W. Moses

Martin B. Leon

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Revascularization strategies often hinge on the presence and degree of left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) stenosis. A decision for bypass surgery is often based on the durability of surgical LAD revascularization compared with percutaneous approaches. By decreasing restenosis...

Subject

Medicine

Restenosis

Percutaneous coronary intervention

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