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. 2019 May;112(5):511–523. doi: 10.5935/abc.20190027

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Stent versus CABG in left main coronary artery disease: one-year mortality (top) and long-term mortality (bottom). The size of each box is proportional to the number of patients of the trial. The bars represent 95% confidence interval. The diamond represents the syntheses of results. ULMCAD: unprotected left main coronary artery disease. CABG: coronary artery bypass graft. LE MANS: Left Main coronary artery stenting study; SYNTAX LEMANS: subgroup of ULMCAD of SYNTAX (Synergy between PCI with Taxus and Surgery); PRECOMBAT: Premier of Randomized Comparison of Bypass Surgery versus Angioplasty Using Sirolimus-Eluting Stent in Patients with Left Main Coronary Artery Disease; EXCEL: Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery for Effectiveness of Left Main Revascularization; NOBLE: Nordic-Baltic-British Left Main Revascularization Study. Boldriot: Boldriot et al: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011; 57: 538-545.