Treatment of left main and multivessel disease in the drug-eluting stent era.
Ng VG, Lansky AJ. Treatment of left main and multivessel disease in the drug-eluting stent era. Reviews In Cardiovascular Medicine 2009, 10 Suppl 2: s24-33. PMID: 19898278, DOI: 10.3909/ricm10s20004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-eluting stentsBypass surgeryMultivessel coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery bypass surgeryDrug-eluting stent eraArtery bypass surgeryHigh-risk patientsPercutaneous coronary interventionCoronary artery diseaseSignificant survival advantageAlternative treatment modalityStandard of careBare metal stentsMultivessel diseaseRepeat revascularizationCoronary interventionArtery diseaseMedical managementStent eraBalloon angioplastyNonrandomized studyLabel useTreatment modalitiesInvasive strategyClinical trials