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'Left
Main Angioplasty Eliminates The Need For Immediate Bypass
Surgery'
Left main angioplasty is the procedure to remove the blocks
in the left main coronary artery (the first part of the larger
of two coronary arteries normally found in humans). Earlier,
the only solution for treating such blockages was bypass surgery.
In India, only a few hospitals are practicing it, as it is
considered to be an expensive procedure. Dr Marc Silvestri,
Interventional Cardiologist at the Rambot Hospital, Aix en
Provence, France, was recently in India at Dr L H Hiranandani
Hospital and Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, to perform various interventions,
including left main angioplasties. Dr Silvestri, who has performed
300 left main angioplasties, spoke to Jayata Sharma about
left main angioplasty and the recent controversy surrounding
Drug Eluting Stents (DES)
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