Revascularization of low-surgical risk patients with disease of the left main coronary artery: a fresh look at the evidence

Graphical AbstractOpen in new tabDownload slideCABG, coronary artery bypass grafting; DES, drug-eluting stent; EACTS, European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery; ESC, European Society of Cardiology; EXCEL, Evaluation of XIENCE vs. Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization trial; NOBLE, Nordic–Baltic–British left main revascularisation study; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PRECOMBAT, Bypass Surgery Versus Angioplasty Using Sirolimus Eluting Stent in Patients With Left Main Coronary Artery Disease trial; SYNTAX, Synergy Between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with TAXUS and Cardiac Surgery trial.