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Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Left Main Coronary Disease – Selecting the Best Treatment
Guests: Malcolm R. Bell, M.D. and Juan A. Crestanello, M.D.
Host: Kyle W. Klarich, M.D. (@KyleWKlarich)
In patients with left main coronary artery disease of low or intermediate anatomical complexity, there was no significant difference between percutaneous coronary intervention and coronary-artery bypass grafting with respect to the rate of the composite outcome of death, stroke, or myocardial infarction at 5 years.
Joining us today to discuss the findings of the EXCEL Trail and how it has impacted clinical treatment is Juan A. Crestanello, M.D., a cardiovascular surgeon and Chair of the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, and Malcolm R. Bell, M.D., an interventional cardiologist and Vice Chair of Cardiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Specific topics discussed:
- Patients studied in the EXCEL trial and major outcomes
- 5 year outcome of death, stroke, or myocardial infarction between coronary-artery bypass grafting or percutaneous coronary intervention
- Patient differences in coronary-artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention
- Impact the EXCEL trial has had in the clinical setting
- What types of patients are recommend for coronary-artery bypass grafting versus percutaneous coronary intervention
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