Angiographic control versus ischaemia-driven management of patients undergoing percutaneous revascularisation of the unprotected left main coronary artery with second-generation drug-eluting stents: rationale and design of the PULSE trial

Background The role of planned angiographic control (PAC) over a conservative management driven by symptoms and ischaemia following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the unprotected left main (ULM) with second-generation drug-eluting stents remains controversial. PAC may timely detect intr...

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Main Authors: Matteo Tebaldi, Ovidio De Filippo, Fabrizio D'Ascenzo, Matteo Bianco, Mario Iannaccone, Luca Gaido, Vincenzo Guiducci, Andrea Santarelli, Lorenzo Zaccaro, Alessandro Depaoli, Paolo Vaudano, Giorgio Quadri, Andrea Gagnor, Giacomo Boccuzzi, Federica Solitro, Giancarlo Cortese, Carla Guarnaccia, Davide Tore, Andrea Veltri, Luca Franchin, Filippo Angelini, Roberto Garbo, Massimo Giammaria, Ferdinando Varbella, Filippo Marchisio, Paolo Fonio, Enrico Cerrato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-12-01
Series:Open Heart
Online Access:https://openheart.bmj.com/content/7/2/e001253.full