{"id":262,"date":"2009-01-11T00:41:39","date_gmt":"2009-01-11T00:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cardiophile.info\/?p=262"},"modified":"2024-01-04T22:41:17","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T17:11:17","slug":"left-main-coronary-artery-stenosis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/left-main-coronary-artery-stenosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Left main coronary artery stenosis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ujQJdFisu7c?si=IxUhoRQR74pMuI6i\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Left main coronary artery stenosis<\/span><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_37893\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37893\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37893 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/professional\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/01\/Left-main-coronary-artery-stenosis.jpg\" alt=\"Left main coronary artery stenosis\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1032\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left main coronary artery stenosis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Significant left main coronary artery stenosis was conventionally an indication for coronary artery bypass grafting. Here the left main coronary artery stenosis is evident just proximal to the bifurcation. Significant stenosis is seen in the left anterior descending and left circumflex coronary arteries. Coronary bypass grafts to both these vessels are required. Left main coronary artery ostial and mid shaft stenosis are amenable to angioplasty and stenting, while distal left main lesions may be managed by coronary bypass grafting. Left main bifurcation angioplasty is also another option, with the availability of better hardware, though chances of restenosis are higher. Distal lesions are usually associated with ostial lesions of left anterior descending and left circumflex coronary arteries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Significant left main coronary artery stenosis is an indication for coronary artery bypass grafting. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37893,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-angiography-and-interventions"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Left main coronary artery stenosis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Significant left main coronary artery stenosis is an indication for coronary artery bypass grafting.\" \/>\n<meta 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