Outcomes of isolated ostial LAD PCI versus multivessel PCI including ostial LAD lesions
Eleni Ntantou, William Camilleri, Joost Daemen, Roberto Diletti, Jeroen Wilschut, Isabella Kardys, Rutger-Jan Nuis, Nicolas M. van Mieghem, Wijnand K. den Dekker · 2026
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Eleni Ntantou and co-authors compare heart artery care plans in a 2026 study of a key branch near its start point. Narrowing at the mouth of this branch threatens a large share of heart muscle, and many patients also have narrowing in other vessels. Whether treating one extra vessel at the same time adds risk was the open question.
Records from one center split 276 people treated at the branch alone from 218 treated at the branch plus one more vessel. The wider treatment group was a bit older on average. After a median follow up of 756 days in the reported count, rates of major bad events were alike in both groups. Extra vessel care did not lift long term risk here.
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| CREATOR | Eleni Ntantou, William Camilleri, Joost Daemen, Roberto Diletti, Jeroen Wilschut, Isabella Kardys, Rutger-Jan Nuis, Nicolas M. van Mieghem, Wijnand K. den Dekker |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 30364 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |