Abstract
The interventions aimed at patients with unprotected left main coronary disease are supported by a vast amount of data, the interpretation of which is increasingly difficult. For this purpose, studies using traditional meta-analysis 1 Jiang W.B. Zhao W. Huang H. Li C.L. Zhang J.H. Wang Y. Fu G.S. Meta-analysis of effectiveness of first-generation drug-eluting stents versus coronary artery bypass grafting for unprotected left main coronary disease. Am J Cardiol. 2012; 110: 1764-1772 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (8) Google Scholar , 2 Jang J.S. Choi K.N. Jin H.Y. Seo J.S. Yang T.H. Kim D.K. Kim D.S. Urm S.H. Chun J.H. Kang S.J. Park D.W. Lee S.W. Kim Y.H. Lee C.W. Park S.W. Park S.J. Meta-analysis of three randomized trials and nine observational studies comparing drug-eluting stents versus coronary artery bypass grafting for unprotected left main coronary artery disease. Am J Cardiol. 2012; 110: 1411-1418 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (38) Google Scholar , 3 Palmerini T. Biondi-Zoccai G. Reggiani L.B. Sangiorgi D. Alessi L. De Servi S. Branzi A. Stone G.W. Risk of stroke with coronary artery bypass graft surgery compared with percutaneous coronary intervention. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012; 60: 798-805 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (78) Google Scholar and/or metaregression analysis 4 Messori A, Maratea D, Fadda V, Trippoli S. Outcomes in patients with unprotected left main coronary disease: comparison between drug-eluting stents and coronary artery bypass grafting. Am J Cardiol (in press). Google Scholar are helpful, because they effectively synthesize the available information.
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