Percutaneous Revascularization of Unprotected Left Main: Results of PCI Using Drug-eluting Stent in Ostial Versus Distal Bifurcation Disease

Abstract

Background: Coronary artery bypass graft surgery is standard treatment for unprotected left main coronary artery disease. Recently, drug-eluting stents have been used to treat unprotected left main coronary artery disease. Objective: To analyze data for consecutive patients treated at a single center with drug-eluting stents for unprotected left main coronary artery disease. Results: Seventy-three patients underwent elective percutaneous coronary intervention of unprotected left main coronary artery disease. Twenty-one (30%) of the patients had disease involving the ostium or midshaft of the left main, while the remaining 52 (70%) patients had distal bifurcation disease. The group consisted of high-risk patients with an average European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation of 9% (range 0.9%-54%). After 1 year follow-up, 3 (4%) patients died; 8 patients (11%) had target vessel revascularization; 4 with repeat percutaneous coronary intervention; and 4 with coronary artery bypass graft surgery. All the events occurred in the distal bifurcation group. Conclusion: These results from a single-center registry suggest the safety of performing percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents in unprotected left main coronary artery disease with low major adverse cardiac events (MACE) rates at 1 year.

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Percutaneous interventions Unprotected Left Main coronary artery Drug-Eluting Stents

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