Handbook of Left Main Stem Disease

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Left main coronary artery disease is found in 3-5% of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization for ischemic chest pain, congestive heart failure, or cardiogenic shock. Revascularization by coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) is the established method and has been proven to improve survival. However, recently, the results of a number of clinical trials using stents show acceptable procedural results. Yet, given the serious consequences of left main occlusion, the decision to use PCI must be based on a clear understanding of the risk:benefit ratio. Drs. Park and Mintz and theirinternational team of contributors relay to the reader their experience in the cath lab and include published clinical data to support their decisions. Whether qualified or in-training, this well-written and highly illustrated text is requisite reading for all interventional cardiologists.First didactic book on the market that explains how to perform percutaneous coronary interventions on the left main coronary arteryContributors are well-known in the interventional cardiology arena and lecture worldwide on the subject4-color throughout

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Seung-Jung Park MD Ulsan University Hospital Cardiovascular Center, Songpa-Ku Seoul 138-040 South Korea xA0; Gary S Mintz MD611 Pennsylvania Ave, SE #386WASHINGTON DC 20003USAT: 00-1-202-548-2610Home: 202 546 1298F: 00-1-202-548-2643E: gsmintz@tctmd.come: gsm18439@aol.com