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Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Is CABG Still the Gold Standard?

April 5, 2006   Categories: New articles  Posted by admin

Severe stenosis of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) is a coronary artery-disease manifestation of critical prognostic importance. As a consequence of the survival advantage conferred by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) over medical therapy, lesions in the LMCA have been considered a standard indication for CABG for nearly 3 decades.

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