Revascularization of Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Implications of Evolving Data on Clinical
Davide Capodanno1, Theodore A Bass2
1From the Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Italy (D.C.); and Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville (T.A.B.).
Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions
|December 13, 2016
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Keywords:
angioplastycoronary artery bypasscoronary artery diseasepercutaneous coronary interventionrevascularizationMore Related Videos
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