Stenting a good option for left main heart artery

"Twelve-year data on treatment of blockage of the left main heart artery indicate that using a drug-coated stent is an effective alternative to bypass surgery, doctors report. The study of 314 people who underwent the procedure between 1997 and 2008 in Poland supports the findings of a large European trial, which found no difference in the death rate between bypass surgery and angioplasty for the condition, according to a report published online August 19 and in an upcoming print issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology by a group of physicians from Poland and the United States"