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Readers' comment| Volume 111, ISSUE 6, P919-921, March 15, 2013

All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Unprotected Left Main Coronary Disease: Comparison Between Stenting and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.11.038
All-Cause Mortality in Patients With Unprotected Left Main Coronary Disease: Comparison Between Stenting and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
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      and/or metaregression analysis

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        Meta-analysis of effectiveness of first-generation drug-eluting stents versus coronary artery bypass grafting for unprotected left main coronary disease.
        Am J Cardiol. 2012; 110: 1764-1772
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        Am J Cardiol. 2012; 110: 1411-1418
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        • Biondi-Zoccai G.
        • Reggiani L.B.
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        • Stone G.W.
        Risk of stroke with coronary artery bypass graft surgery compared with percutaneous coronary intervention.
        J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012; 60: 798-805
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      Received: November 27, 2012

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.11.038

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