Percutaneous coronary angioplasty versus coronary artery bypass grafting in treatment of unprotected left main stenosis (NOBLE): a prospective, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial

Publication date: Available online 31 October 2016 Source:The Lancet Author(s): Timo Mäkikallio, Niels R Holm, Mitchell Lindsay, Mark S Spence, Andrejs Erglis, Ian B A Menown, Thor Trovik, Markku Eskola, Hannu Romppanen, Thomas Kellerth, Jan Ravkilde, Lisette O Jensen, Gintaras Kalinauskas, Rikard B A Linder, Markku Pentikainen, Anders Hervold, Adrian Banning, Azfar Zaman, Jamen Cotton, Erlend Eriksen, Sulev Margus, Henrik T Sørensen, Per H Nielsen, Matti Niemelä, Kari Kervinen, Jens F Lassen, Michael Maeng, Keith Oldroyd, Geoff Berg, Simon J Walsh, Colm G Hanratty, Indulis Kumsars, Peteris Stradins, Terje K Steigen, Ole Fröbert, Alastair N J Graham, Petter C Endresen, Matthias Corbascio, Olli Kajander, Uday Trivedi, Juha Hartikainen, Vesa Anttila, David Hildick-Smith, Leif Thuesen, Evald H Christiansen Background Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the standard treatment for revascularisation in patients with left main coronary artery disease, but use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for this indication is increasing. We aimed to compare PCI and CABG for treatment of left main coronary artery disease. Methods In this prospective, randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial, patients with left main coronary artery disease were enrolled in 36 centres in northern Europe and randomised 1:1 to treatment with PCI or CABG. Eligible patients had stable angina pectoris, unstable angina pectoris, or non-ST-elevatio...
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