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Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation

The portion of the distal end of the left main coronary artery that branches into the left anterior descending artery and the left circumflex artery.
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2019
2019
Angiographic determinants for side branch treatment in distal unprotected left main coronary artery bifurcation percutaneous coronary intervention with single stent crossover technique
 Background: The aim of this study was to analyze angiographic parameters such as bifurcation angle, diameter at the polygon of… 
2016
2016
CFD analysis of strut influence on blood flow in stent-implanted left main coronary artery bifurcation
We numerically studied blood flows in a simulated branching pipe of coronary artery bifurcation, which is affected by stent… 
2014
2014
Comparison of two and three dimensional quantitative coronary angiography to intravascular ultrasound in the assessment of left main coronary artery bifurcation lesions
Background Angiographic evaluation of left main coronary artery (LMCA) bifurcation lesions is often limited. two dimensional (2D… 
Review
2014
Review
2014
Single versus double stenting for unprotected left main coronary artery bifurcation lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
OBJECTIVES We conducted a meta-analysis to assess outcomes for a single-stent (SS) strategy versus a double-stent (DS) strategy… 
Review
2013
Review
2013
An intravascular ultrasound comparison of left anterior descending artery/first diagonal branch versus distal left main coronary artery bifurcation lesions.
AIMS We report the intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) analysis of plaque distribution in left anterior descending (LAD) artery/first… 
2010
2010
Intraprocedural stent thrombosis during crush stenting of the left main coronary artery bifurcation.
A man with diabetes mellitus and left ventricular dysfunction presented with unstable angina. Before catheterization, he was… 
2009
2009
Percutaneous Revascularization of the Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation: Still a Bridge too Far?
cent large randomized comparison between surgery and PCI with DES in patients with multivessel and/or unprotected LMCA disease… 
2008
2008
Unprotected left main coronary artery bifurcation stenosis: impact of plaque debulking prior to single sirolimus-eluting stent implantation.
BACKGROUND The impact of plaque debulking with directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) prior to single sirolimus-eluting stent… 
2006
2006
Recurrent myocardial ischemia due to riding left main coronary artery bifurcation thrombus--noninterventional therapy with glycoprotein blocker and thrombolysis.
2005
2005
Clinical and angiographic outcome of stenting of unprotected left main coronary artery bifurcation narrowing
PURPOSE: Improvements in techniques and equipments may result in the wider applicability of percutaneous coronary intervention… 
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