Sirolimus-eluting stent treatment for unprotected versus protected left main coronary artery disease in widespread clinical routine: 6-month and 3-year clinical follow-up results from the prospective multicentre German Cypher Registry

Abstract

Background:Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease in the bare stent era was limited by high restenosis rates which eventually resulted in sudden death in unprotected...