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Treatment of Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis in the Drug-Eluting Stent Era

March 3, 2006   Categories: New articles  Posted by admin

Coronary angiography is often inadequate for estimating the severity of ambiguous left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenoses. Authors assessment of these lesions can be improved by the techniques of intravascular ultrasound and fractional flow reserve which provide indices of stenosis severity to enable the prediction of future events and planning of treatment.

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