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Proximal Left Anterior Descending Artery

Known as: PLAD, Proximal LAD Artery, Proximal LAD Artery Segment 
The section of the left anterior descending coronary artery that arises from the left main coronary artery and extends to the first diagonal branch.
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Bifurcated lesion end segment:Type:Pt:Coronary arteries:NomBody partCDISC SDTM Anatomical Location TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Appropriateness of coronary revascularization for patients without acute coronary syndromes.
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Does Reasonable Incomplete Surgical Revascularization Affect Early or Long-Term Survival in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Receiving Left Internal Mammary Artery Bypass to Left…
Background— The objective was to evaluate the impact of complete revascularization (CR) versus reasonable incomplete surgical… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The effect of an on-body personal lift assist device (PLAD) on fatigue during a repetitive lifting task.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Abnormal disulfide-linked oligomerization results in ER retention and altered signaling by TNFR1 mutants in TNFR1-associated periodic fever syndrome (TRAPS).
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) is an autosomal dominant systemic autoinflammatory… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Survival following coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass surgery in anatomic subsets in which coronary artery bypass surgery improves survival compared with medical therapy. Results from…
Review
2000
Review
2000
Signaling by the TNF receptor superfamily and T cell homeostasis.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Inferior ST segment depression as a useful marker for identifying proximal left anterior descending artery occlusion during acute anterior myocardial infarction.
To determine whether or not ST segment deviation on admission electrocardiograms can identify patients with anterior acute… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Coronary flow reserve in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy.
Review
1989
Review
1989
Frequency of angiographic detection and quantitative assessment of coronary arterial disease one and three years after cardiac transplantation.
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Reduction of reperfusion injury in the canine preparation by intracoronary adenosine: importance of the endothelium and the no-reflow phenomenon.
We hypothesized that the endogenous coronary vasodilator adenosine may reduce infarct size by progressively increasing reflow in… 
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